Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 7.123.16

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विहगाश्वासतत्त्वज्ञः शाल्मलिद्वीपशाल्मलौ ।
पश्चिमः पक्षिणीनीडे क्रीडया न्यवसत्समाः ॥ १६ ॥

vihagāśvāsatattvajñaḥ śālmalidvīpaśālmalau |
paścimaḥ pakṣiṇīnīḍe krīḍayā nyavasatsamāḥ || 16 ||

Going afterwards to the Salmali-dwipa in the west, which abounds in trees of the same name, he dwelt in the society of birds for many years, having been previously instructed in their language, when he had been carried away by Garuda.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.123.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vihaga, Ashvasa, Tattvajna, Shalmalidvipa, Shalmala, Pashcima, Pakshini, Pakshin, Pakshi, Nida, Nidi, Krida, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.123.16). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “vihagāśvāsatattvajñaḥ śālmalidvīpaśālmalau ”
vihagā -
vihaga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
āśvāsa -
āśvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tattvajñaḥ -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śālmalidvīpa -
śālmalidvīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālmalau -
śālmala (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “paścimaḥ pakṣiṇīnīḍe krīḍayā nyavasatsamāḥ ”
paścimaḥ -
paścima (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pakṣiṇī -
pakṣiṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pakṣin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pakṣī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nīḍe -
nīḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nīḍa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

nīḍi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
krīḍayā -
krīḍā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
avasat -
√vas (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
samāḥ -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]