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 6.15.17

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देवैर्निरीक्षितान्नित्यं यज्ञवेदिलतादलान् ।
शुकान्कार्शानवाञ्छयामाञ्छिशूञ्छिखिशिखाशिखान् ॥ १७ ॥

devairnirīkṣitānnityaṃ yajñavedilatādalān |
śukānkārśānavāñchayāmāñchiśūñchikhiśikhāśikhān || 17 ||

I saw also the green parrots of the god of fire, scattered all about like the green kusa grass lying scattered on the sacrificial alter of the gods; and I beheld the young peacocks with their crests glowing as the glistening flames of fire.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.15.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Nirikshin, Itya, Yajnavedi, Lata, Adala, Shuka, Karshanava, Shaya, Shishu, Shikhishikha, Ashikha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.15.17). 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: “devairnirīkṣitānnityaṃ yajñavedilatādalān ”
devair -
deva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nirīkṣi -
nirīkṣin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nirīkṣin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tānn -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ityam -
itya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
yajñavedi -
yajñavedi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yajñavedī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
latā -
latā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adalān -
adala (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “śukānkārśānavāñchayāmāñchiśūñchikhiśikhāśikhān ”
śukān -
śuka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kārśānavāñch -
kārśānava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
śayām -
śayā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āñch -
a (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
śiśūñch -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
śikhiśikhā -
śikhiśikhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśikhān -
aśikha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]