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 5.3.16

अमात्याद्याः प्रकृतयः सुहोत्राद्याश्च नागराः ।
मालवाद्यास्तथा भृत्याः पौराद्याश्चैव मालिनः ॥ १६ ॥

amātyādyāḥ prakṛtayaḥ suhotrādyāśca nāgarāḥ |
mālavādyāstathā bhṛtyāḥ paurādyāścaiva mālinaḥ || 16 ||

Next came the ministerial officers, the ministerial priests (hotripotris), and the principal citizens, with bodies of the Malava wrestlers and servants of all orders, and townsmen of different professions.

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

Amatya, Prakriti, Suhotra, Nagara, Malava, Tatha, Bhriti, Bhritya, Paura, Mali, Malin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.3.16). 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: “amātyādyāḥ prakṛtayaḥ suhotrādyāśca nāgarāḥ
  • amātyād -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prakṛtayaḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • suhotrād -
  • suhotra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgarāḥ -
  • nāgara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “mālavādyāstathā bhṛtyāḥ paurādyāścaiva mālinaḥ
  • mālavād -
  • mālava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mālava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yās -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhṛtyāḥ -
  • bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paurād -
  • paura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mālinaḥ -
  • māli (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mālin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mālī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.3.16

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 5.3.16 in Gujarati sript:
અમાત્યાદ્યાઃ પ્રકૃતયઃ સુહોત્રાદ્યાશ્ચ નાગરાઃ ।
માલવાદ્યાસ્તથા ભૃત્યાઃ પૌરાદ્યાશ્ચૈવ માલિનઃ ॥ 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 5.3.16 in Telugu sript:
అమాత్యాద్యాః ప్రకృతయః సుహోత్రాద్యాశ్చ నాగరాః ।
మాలవాద్యాస్తథా భృత్యాః పౌరాద్యాశ్చైవ మాలినః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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