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 3.89.23

इन्द्रं ध्यायति सा यावत्तावत्तस्या विराजते ।
मुखं पूर्णेन चन्द्रेण प्रबुद्धमिव कैरवम् ॥ २३ ॥

indraṃ dhyāyati sā yāvattāvattasyā virājate |
mukhaṃ pūrṇena candreṇa prabuddhamiva kairavam || 23 ||

For as long as she thought of her lover Indra, her face glowed as the full blown lotus, blooming with the beams of her moon like lover.

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

Indra, Dhyayat, Yavattavat, Viraja, Tad, Yushmad, Mukha, Purna, Candra, Prabuddha, Iva, Kairava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.89.23). 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: “indraṃ dhyāyati yāvattāvattasyā virājate
  • indram -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    indrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhyāyati -
  • dhyāyati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhyāyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyāyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yāvattāvat -
  • yāvattāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvattāvat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāvattāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • virāja -
  • virāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virāja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “mukhaṃ pūrṇena candreṇa prabuddhamiva kairavam
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūrṇena -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • candreṇa -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prabuddham -
  • prabuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kairavam -
  • kairava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kairava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.89.23

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 3.89.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રં ધ્યાયતિ સા યાવત્તાવત્તસ્યા વિરાજતે ।
મુખં પૂર્ણેન ચન્દ્રેણ પ્રબુદ્ધમિવ કૈરવમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.89.23 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్రం ధ్యాయతి సా యావత్తావత్తస్యా విరాజతే ।
ముఖం పూర్ణేన చన్ద్రేణ ప్రబుద్ధమివ కైరవమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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