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 3.72.16

स्थिरबद्धपदामेनां स्वमनोवृत्तिमुत्थिताम् ।
अनिलं भोजयांचक्रुर्मुखनिर्गतभांकृतैः ॥ १६ ॥

sthirabaddhapadāmenāṃ svamanovṛttimutthitām |
anilaṃ bhojayāṃcakrurmukhanirgatabhāṃkṛtaiḥ || 16 ||

The needle that was thus stuck fast to the ground by its foot, and had sprung up like some faculty of the mind; was fed with the fragrance of the fruitage, blown and borne by the breeze to its uplifted mouth.

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

Sthira, Baddha, Ina, Sva, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Vritti, Utthita, Anila, Bhoja, Cakru, Mukha, Nirgata, Bhankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.72.16). 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: “sthirabaddhapadāmenāṃ svamanovṛttimutthitām
  • sthira -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • baddha -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padāme -
  • pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • inām -
  • inā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ano -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • utthitām -
  • utthitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anilaṃ bhojayāṃcakrurmukhanirgatabhāṃkṛtaiḥ
  • anilam -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • bhoja -
  • bhoja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāñ -
  • (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • mukha -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirgata -
  • nirgata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirgata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṅkṛtaiḥ -
  • bhāṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.72.16

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 3.72.16 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થિરબદ્ધપદામેનાં સ્વમનોવૃત્તિમુત્થિતામ્ ।
અનિલં ભોજયાંચક્રુર્મુખનિર્ગતભાંકૃતૈઃ ॥ 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 3.72.16 in Telugu sript:
స్థిరబద్ధపదామేనాం స్వమనోవృత్తిముత్థితామ్ ।
అనిలం భోజయాంచక్రుర్ముఖనిర్గతభాంకృతైః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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