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 1.8.23

निशाचरबलं हन्तुं मुने यदि तवेप्सितम् ।
चतुरङ्गसमायुक्तं मया सह बलं नय ॥ २३ ॥

niśācarabalaṃ hantuṃ mune yadi tavepsitam |
caturaṅgasamāyuktaṃ mayā saha balaṃ naya || 23 ||

If thy intention Oh sage, is to destroy the force of night wanderers, take me there accompanied by the four kinds (elephants, horse, chariots and foot soldiers) of mine army.

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

Nishacara, Bala, Hantu, Muni, Yadi, Yad, Yushmad, Ipsita, Caturanga, Samayukta, Maya, Asmad, Saha, Naya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.23). 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: “niśācarabalaṃ hantuṃ mune yadi tavepsitam
  • niśācara -
  • niśācara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niśācara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hantum -
  • han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    hantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tave -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • īpsitam -
  • īpsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īpsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īpsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
  • Line 2: “caturaṅgasamāyuktaṃ mayā saha balaṃ naya
  • caturaṅga -
  • caturaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāyuktam -
  • samāyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naya -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.23

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 1.8.23 in Gujarati sript:
નિશાચરબલં હન્તું મુને યદિ તવેપ્સિતમ્ ।
ચતુરઙ્ગસમાયુક્તં મયા સહ બલં નય ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.8.23 in Telugu sript:
నిశాచరబలం హన్తుం మునే యది తవేప్సితమ్ ।
చతురఙ్గసమాయుక్తం మయా సహ బలం నయ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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