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 7.141.9

अलातविद्युतो धुन्वन्पूताङ्गारोग्रमण्डलीः ।
धूमान्धकारैः स्थगयन्म्लानमूर्ध्वदिशोमुखम् ॥ ९ ॥

alātavidyuto dhunvanpūtāṅgārogramaṇḍalīḥ |
dhūmāndhakāraiḥ sthagayanmlānamūrdhvadiśomukham || 9 ||

Flashes of fire were flickering as lightnings, from the burning vault of heaven; and clouds of dark smoke hid the face of the vertical sky in darkness.

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

Alata, Dhumandhakara, Sthaga, Yat, Yad, Mlana, Urdhvadish, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.141.9). 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: “alātavidyuto dhunvanpūtāṅgārogramaṇḍalīḥ
  • alāta -
  • alāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • vidyuto* -
  • Cannot analyse dhunvanpūtāṅgārogramaṇḍalīḥ
  • Line 2: “dhūmāndhakāraiḥ sthagayanmlānamūrdhvadiśomukham
  • dhūmāndhakāraiḥ -
  • dhūmāndhakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhūmāndhakāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sthaga -
  • sthaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mlānam -
  • mlāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mlāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mlānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mlā -> mlāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mlā class 1 verb]
    mlā -> mlāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mlā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mlā class 1 verb]
  • ūrdhvadiśo -
  • ūrdhvadiś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.141.9

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 7.141.9 in Gujarati sript:
અલાતવિદ્યુતો ધુન્વન્પૂતાઙ્ગારોગ્રમણ્ડલીઃ ।
ધૂમાન્ધકારૈઃ સ્થગયન્મ્લાનમૂર્ધ્વદિશોમુખમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 7.141.9 in Telugu sript:
అలాతవిద్యుతో ధున్వన్పూతాఙ్గారోగ్రమణ్డలీః ।
ధూమాన్ధకారైః స్థగయన్మ్లానమూర్ధ్వదిశోముఖమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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