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 7.128.18

ददर्श तत्र शिखरप्रतिमैर्विहगैर्वपुः ।
विकर्तितं मनोदेहं प्रसृतं च स्वचिन्तिते ॥ १८ ॥

dadarśa tatra śikharapratimairvihagairvapuḥ |
vikartitaṃ manodehaṃ prasṛtaṃ ca svacintite || 18 ||

He found himself lying as dead at that spot, when the birds of air, as big as mountain peaks, alighted upon his dead body, which they tore to pieces and devoured at last.

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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 (7.128.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Shikhara, Pratima, Vihaga, Vapu, Vapus, Vikartita, Mana, Manas, Manu, Deha, Prasrita, Svacit, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.128.18). 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: “dadarśa tatra śikharapratimairvihagairvapuḥ
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śikhara -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratimair -
  • pratima (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pratima (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vihagair -
  • vihaga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vapuḥ -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vikartitaṃ manodehaṃ prasṛtaṃ ca svacintite
  • vikartitam -
  • vikartita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vikartita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vikartitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prasṛtam -
  • prasṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prasṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prasṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svacinti -
  • svacit (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.128.18

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 7.128.18 in Gujarati sript:
દદર્શ તત્ર શિખરપ્રતિમૈર્વિહગૈર્વપુઃ ।
વિકર્તિતં મનોદેહં પ્રસૃતં ચ સ્વચિન્તિતે ॥ 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 7.128.18 in Telugu sript:
దదర్శ తత్ర శిఖరప్రతిమైర్విహగైర్వపుః ।
వికర్తితం మనోదేహం ప్రసృతం చ స్వచిన్తితే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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