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 3.49.15

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ऊर्ध्वकेशाः कृशाङ्गाश्च केचिच्च श्मश्रुला अपि ।
कृष्णाङ्गा मलिनाङ्गाश्च ग्राम्या इव नभश्चराः ॥ १५ ॥

ūrdhvakeśāḥ kṛśāṅgāśca kecicca śmaśrulā api |
kṛṣṇāṅgā malināṅgāśca grāmyā iva nabhaścarāḥ || 15 ||

They were as lean skeletons with erect hairs on their heads and bearded faces, with looks as pale as those of beggars, and bodies as black as those of the aerial and nocturnal fiends.
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 (3.49.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urdhvakesha, Krishanga, Kah, Kim, Cit, Shmashrula, Api, Krishnanga, Malin, Gramya, Iva, Nabhashcara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.49.15). 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: “ūrdhvakeśāḥ kṛśāṅgāśca kecicca śmaśrulā api ”
ūrdhvakeśāḥ -
ūrdhvakeśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ūrdhvakeśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṛśāṅgāś -
kṛśāṅga (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cic -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śmaśrulā* -
śmaśrula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śmaśrulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “kṛṣṇāṅgā malināṅgāśca grāmyā iva nabhaścarāḥ ”
kṛṣṇāṅgā* -
kṛṣṇāṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
malināṅ -
malin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

malin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
gāś -
ga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gā (noun, feminine)

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

go (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active second single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grāmyā* -
grāmya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

grāmyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nabhaścarāḥ -
nabhaścara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]