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 4.21.54

करोति गृहिणीकार्यं सुरतानन्ददा सती ।
कान्तैव मातृभावेन गृहीता कण्ठलम्बिनी ॥ ५४ ॥

karoti gṛhiṇīkāryaṃ suratānandadā satī |
kāntaiva mātṛbhāvena gṛhītā kaṇṭhalambinī || 54 ||

She acts the part of a house wife in her management of household affairs, and taken as a mistress, she embraces us in her bosom.

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

Karoti, Grihini, Grihin, Grihi, Karya, Surata, Anda, Sat, Sati, Kanta, Matribhava, Ina, Grihitri, Grihita, Kantha, Lambin, Lambini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.54). 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: “karoti gṛhiṇīkāryaṃ suratānandadā satī
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • gṛhiṇī -
  • gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gṛhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gṛhī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • suratān -
  • surata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anda -
  • anda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    and (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kāntaiva mātṛbhāvena gṛhītā kaṇṭhalambinī
  • kāntai -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mātṛbhāve -
  • mātṛbhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhītā -
  • gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • kaṇṭha -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lambinī -
  • lambinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    lambin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.54

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 4.21.54 in Gujarati sript:
કરોતિ ગૃહિણીકાર્યં સુરતાનન્દદા સતી ।
કાન્તૈવ માતૃભાવેન ગૃહીતા કણ્ઠલમ્બિની ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 4.21.54 in Telugu sript:
కరోతి గృహిణీకార్యం సురతానన్దదా సతీ ।
కాన్తైవ మాతృభావేన గృహీతా కణ్ఠలమ్బినీ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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