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 3.16.16

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नृत्यगीतकलालास्यतालताण्डवमण्डनैः ।
संगीतकैः संकथनैर्वीणामुरजवादनैः ॥ १६ ॥

nṛtyagītakalālāsyatālatāṇḍavamaṇḍanaiḥ |
saṃgītakaiḥ saṃkathanairvīṇāmurajavādanaiḥ || 16 ||

They had their manly and womanly dances, the sprightly tandava and the merry lasya; and songs of masculine and effeminate voices the Kala and gita. They had symphonious and euphonious music, and played on the lute and tabor,
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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 (3.16.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrityagita, Kala, Alata, Anda, Sangitaka, Sankathana, Vina, Javat, Java, Ana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.16.16). 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: “nṛtyagītakalālāsyatālatāṇḍavamaṇḍanaiḥ ”
nṛtyagīta -
nṛtyagīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalā -
kala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
alāsyatā -
√las (verb class 0)

[imperfect passive third single]
alatā -
alatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naiḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

na (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “saṃgītakaiḥ saṃkathanairvīṇāmurajavādanaiḥ ”
saṅgītakaiḥ -
saṅgītaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
saṅkathanair -
saṅkathana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vīṇām -
vīṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ura -
uras (noun, masculine)

[compound]

uras (noun, neuter)

[compound]
javād -
javāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

java (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

java (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
anaiḥ -
ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]