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 7.166.17

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लेखामयानि विद्यन्ते स्वाङ्गभूतानि भूरिशः ।
पद्मजालानि शङ्खाश्च गदाश्चक्रादयस्तथा ॥ १७ ॥

lekhāmayāni vidyante svāṅgabhūtāni bhūriśaḥ |
padmajālāni śaṅkhāśca gadāścakrādayastathā || 17 ||

Yet it is composed of innumerable streaks and strokes, which are embodied in itself; and these resemble the veins and fibres on lotus leaves, and the marks of conches etc. in Hari's feet.
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 (7.166.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lekha, Svanga, Bhuta, Bhutani, Bhurishah, Padmaja, Ala, Shankha, Gada, Cakra, Aya, Ayas, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.166.17). 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: “lekhāmayāni vidyante svāṅgabhūtāni bhūriśaḥ ”
lekhām -
lekhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ayāni -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
vidyante -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third plural]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third plural]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third plural]
svāṅga -
svāṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svāṅga (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, neuter)

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

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūriśaḥ -
bhūriśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “padmajālāni śaṅkhāśca gadāścakrādayastathā ”
padmajā -
padmaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
alāni -
ala (noun, neuter)

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

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
śaṅkhāś -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gadāś -
gada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cakrād -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayas -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]