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 3.68.20

आलोक्य तां पवनजर्जरिताङ्गकत्वक् चीराङ्गणाकृतिरणत्पवनावधूतैः ।
ऊर्ध्वस्थमूर्धजतमःपटलैर्दधानां तारोघमौक्तिकमजः समुपाजगाम ॥ २० ॥

ālokya tāṃ pavanajarjaritāṅgakatvak cīrāṅgaṇākṛtiraṇatpavanāvadhūtaiḥ |
ūrdhvasthamūrdhajatamaḥpaṭalairdadhānāṃ tāroghamauktikamajaḥ samupājagāma || 20 ||

Seeing her body beaten by the blasts, and covered with nothing but her ragged skin; and her hairs standing up to their end, to be tossed to and fro by the raging winds; while the twinklings of her eyelids, shed a whitish glare on her sable frame, the god Brahma made his appearance before her.

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

Alokya, Pavanaja, Rit, Rita, Angaka, Tvac, Cira, Angana, Akriti, Ranat, Pavana, Urdhva, Tha, Dha, Tama, Tamas, Patala, Dadha, Tara, Gha, Uktika, Aja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.68.20). 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: “ālokya tāṃ pavanajarjaritāṅgakatvak cīrāṅgaṇākṛtiraṇatpavanāvadhūtaiḥ
  • ālokya -
  • ālokya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pavanajar -
  • pavanaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛja -
  • ṛj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ritā -
  • rita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    ritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgaka -
  • aṅgaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvak -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • cīrā -
  • cīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgaṇā -
  • aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākṛti -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ākṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • raṇat -
  • raṇat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    raṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raṇ -> raṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb]
  • pavanāva -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adhūtai -
  • dhū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “ūrdhvasthamūrdhajatamaḥpaṭalairdadhānāṃ tāroghamauktikamajaḥ samupājagāma
  • ūrdhvas -
  • ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūr -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭalair -
  • paṭala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paṭala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dadhānām -
  • dadha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dadha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dadhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tāro -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gham -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uktikam -
  • uktika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uktika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ajaḥ -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samupā -
  • samupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ajagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperfect active first plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.68.20

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 3.68.20 in Gujarati sript:
આલોક્ય તાં પવનજર્જરિતાઙ્ગકત્વક્ ચીરાઙ્ગણાકૃતિરણત્પવનાવધૂતૈઃ ।
ઊર્ધ્વસ્થમૂર્ધજતમઃપટલૈર્દધાનાં તારોઘમૌક્તિકમજઃ સમુપાજગામ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.68.20 in Telugu sript:
ఆలోక్య తాం పవనజర్జరితాఙ్గకత్వక్ చీరాఙ్గణాకృతిరణత్పవనావధూతైః ।
ఊర్ధ్వస్థమూర్ధజతమఃపటలైర్దధానాం తారోఘమౌక్తికమజః సముపాజగామ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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