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 4.26.3

रोदसीकोटरं हस्तप्रहारहतभास्करम् ।
दानवाः पूरयामासुर्दामव्यालकटैधिताः ॥ ३ ॥

rodasīkoṭaraṃ hastaprahārahatabhāskaram |
dānavāḥ pūrayāmāsurdāmavyālakaṭaidhitāḥ || 3 ||

Their monstrous and mountainous bodies, hid the disk of the sun in the sky; and their stretching arms smote him of his rays. They increased also in their number and size under the leadership of Dama, Vyala and Kata.

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

Rodas, Rodasi, Kotara, Hasta, Prahara, Hata, Bhaskara, Danava, Danavar, Asu, Dama, Daman, Vyalaka, Edhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.26.3). 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: “rodasīkoṭaraṃ hastaprahārahatabhāskaram
  • rodasī -
  • rodasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rodas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • koṭaram -
  • koṭara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    koṭara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    koṭarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hasta -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahāra -
  • prahāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hata -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • bhāskaram -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dānavāḥ pūrayāmāsurdāmavyālakaṭaidhitāḥ
  • dānavāḥ -
  • dānavār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pūrayāmā -
  • pṝ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asur -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • dāma -
  • dāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • vyālaka -
  • vyālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṭai -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • edhitāḥ -
  • edhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    edhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    edh -> edhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √edh], [vocative plural from √edh]
    edh -> edhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √edh], [vocative plural from √edh], [accusative plural from √edh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.26.3

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 4.26.3 in Gujarati sript:
રોદસીકોટરં હસ્તપ્રહારહતભાસ્કરમ્ ।
દાનવાઃ પૂરયામાસુર્દામવ્યાલકટૈધિતાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 4.26.3 in Telugu sript:
రోదసీకోటరం హస్తప్రహారహతభాస్కరమ్ ।
దానవాః పూరయామాసుర్దామవ్యాలకటైధితాః ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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