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 7.124.18

शाकद्वीपेऽस्तशैलस्य शिरस्यभ्रगुहागृहे ।
पिशाचाप्सरसा मासं पाश्चात्यः कामुकीकृतः ॥ १८ ॥

śākadvīpe'staśailasya śirasyabhraguhāgṛhe |
piśācāpsarasā māsaṃ pāścātyaḥ kāmukīkṛtaḥ || 18 ||

He was then confined in a cave of the western mountain—Astachala, which reaches to the region of the clouds and is shrouded by darkness;and he became enamoured of the company, of Pisacha and Apsara females.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.124.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakadvipa, Asta, Shaila, Shira, Shiras, Shirasya, Abhra, Guhagriha, Pishaca, Apsarasa, Masa, Pashcatya, Kamuki, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.124.18). 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: “śākadvīpe'staśailasya śirasyabhraguhāgṛhe
  • śākadvīpe' -
  • śākadvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asta -
  • asta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śailasya -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śirasya -
  • śirasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śirasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhra -
  • abhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guhāgṛhe -
  • guhāgṛha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “piśācāpsarasā māsaṃ pāścātyaḥ kāmukīkṛtaḥ
  • piśācā -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    piśācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apsarasā* -
  • apsarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • māsam -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāścātyaḥ -
  • pāścātya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmukī -
  • kāmukī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.124.18

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.124.18 in Gujarati sript:
શાકદ્વીપેઽસ્તશૈલસ્ય શિરસ્યભ્રગુહાગૃહે ।
પિશાચાપ્સરસા માસં પાશ્ચાત્યઃ કામુકીકૃતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.124.18 in Telugu sript:
శాకద్వీపేఽస్తశైలస్య శిరస్యభ్రగుహాగృహే ।
పిశాచాప్సరసా మాసం పాశ్చాత్యః కాముకీకృతః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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