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 1.28.16

तडित्तरलमालोकमातन्वाना पुनःपुनः ।
संसाररचना राजन्नृत्तसक्तेव राजते ॥ १६ ॥

taḍittaralamālokamātanvānā punaḥpunaḥ |
saṃsāraracanā rājannṛttasakteva rājate || 16 ||

The stage of the world presents us a scene of continued dancing (of the sorceress of deception), and the deceptive glances of her eyes resembling the fleeting flashes of lightning.

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

Tadit, Tarala, Aloka, Vana, Puna, Samsara, Racana, Rajan, Rajat, Tta, Sakta, Sakti, Iva, Rajata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.16). 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: “taḍittaralamālokamātanvānā punaḥpunaḥ
  • taḍit -
  • taḍit (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    taḍit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • taralam -
  • tarala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tarala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    taralā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ālokam -
  • āloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ātan -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • vānā -
  • vānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    u -> vānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “saṃsāraracanā rājannṛttasakteva rājate
  • saṃsāra -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • racanā* -
  • racanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājann -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tta -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sakte -
  • sakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sakti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sag class 1 verb], [locative single from √sag class 1 verb]
    sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sag class 1 verb], [locative single from √sag class 1 verb]
    sag -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sag class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sag class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √saj class 1 verb], [locative single from √saj class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √saj class 1 verb], [locative single from √saj class 1 verb]
    saj -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √saj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √saj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [locative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sañj class 1 verb], [locative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> saktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sañj class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājate -
  • rājatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rājata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rājata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.16

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 1.28.16 in Gujarati sript:
તડિત્તરલમાલોકમાતન્વાના પુનઃપુનઃ ।
સંસારરચના રાજન્નૃત્તસક્તેવ રાજતે ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 1.28.16 in Telugu sript:
తడిత్తరలమాలోకమాతన్వానా పునఃపునః ।
సంసారరచనా రాజన్నృత్తసక్తేవ రాజతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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