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 1.21.28

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केशाः श्मशानवृक्षेषु यान्ति चामरलेखिकाम् ।
अस्थीन्युडुवदाभान्ति दिनैरवनिमण्डले ॥ २८ ॥

keśāḥ śmaśānavṛkṣeṣu yānti cāmaralekhikām |
asthīnyuḍuvadābhānti dinairavanimaṇḍale || 28 ||

Their braided hairs now hang as flappers of chowry on the arbors of the cemetery, and their whitened bones are strewn about as shining stars after a few days.
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 (1.21.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kesha, Shmashana, Vriksha, Yantin, Yanti, Camara, Lekhika, Asthi, Asthini, Udu, Vada, Dina, Avanimandala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.28). 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: “keśāḥ śmaśānavṛkṣeṣu yānti cāmaralekhikām ”
keśāḥ -
keśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

keśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śmaśāna -
śmaśāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛkṣeṣu -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cāmara -
cāmara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāmara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lekhikām -
lekhikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “asthīnyuḍuvadābhānti dinairavanimaṇḍale ”
asthīnyu -
asthīni (noun, masculine)

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

asthīni (noun, feminine)

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

asthīni (noun, neuter)

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

asthi (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
uḍu -
uḍu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vadā -
vadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bhānti -
√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
dinair -
dina (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dina (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
avanimaṇḍale -
avanimaṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]