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 4.6.4

इमास्ता लोचनोल्लासदृष्टनीलाब्जदृष्टयः ।
मुग्धहासविलासिन्यः कान्ता हरिणदृष्टयः ॥ ४ ॥

imāstā locanollāsadṛṣṭanīlābjadṛṣṭayaḥ |
mugdhahāsavilāsinyaḥ kāntā hariṇadṛṣṭayaḥ || 4 ||

He seemed to see the heavenly damsels with their eyes as blue-lotuses, regaling the eyes of their spectators; and others with their eyes as beautiful as those of antelopes, sporting with their sweet smiles all about.

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

Iyam, Idam, Tas, Locana, Ullasa, Drishta, Nilabja, Drishti, Mugdha, Hasa, Vilasini, Kanta, Harina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.6.4). 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: “imāstā locanollāsadṛṣṭanīlābjadṛṣṭayaḥ
  • imās -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • locano -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    locana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ullāsa -
  • ullāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭa -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • nīlābja -
  • nīlābja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭayaḥ -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “mugdhahāsavilāsinyaḥ kāntā hariṇadṛṣṭayaḥ
  • mugdha -
  • mugdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mugdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • hāsa -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilāsinyaḥ -
  • vilāsinī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kāntā* -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
  • hariṇa -
  • hariṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hariṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭayaḥ -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.6.4

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 4.6.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમાસ્તા લોચનોલ્લાસદૃષ્ટનીલાબ્જદૃષ્ટયઃ ।
મુગ્ધહાસવિલાસિન્યઃ કાન્તા હરિણદૃષ્ટયઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 4.6.4 in Telugu sript:
ఇమాస్తా లోచనోల్లాసదృష్టనీలాబ్జదృష్టయః ।
ముగ్ధహాసవిలాసిన్యః కాన్తా హరిణదృష్టయః ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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