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 6.15.19

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व्योम्नैव जातनष्टानां महतां व्योमपक्षिणाम् ।
बन्धूनाबद्धनिलयाञ्छरदभ्रसमाकृतीन् ॥ १९ ॥

vyomnaiva jātanaṣṭānāṃ mahatāṃ vyomapakṣiṇām |
bandhūnābaddhanilayāñcharadabhrasamākṛtīn || 19 ||

I saw there many bulky and big bodied birds, that are born to live and breed and die away in their natal air, and never alight on the nether ground. These were as white as the clouds of autumn and nestles with their mates in air, and are commonly known under the name of Aerial Birds.
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 (6.15.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyoman, Jatanashta, Mahat, Mahata, Vyoma, Pakshin, Bandhu, Abaddha, Nilaya, Sharad, Abhra, Sama, Akriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.15.19). 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: “vyomnaiva jātanaṣṭānāṃ mahatāṃ vyomapakṣiṇām ”
vyomnai -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jātanaṣṭānām -
jātanaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jātanaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jātanaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
vyoma -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vyoma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pakṣiṇām -
pakṣin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pakṣin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “bandhūnābaddhanilayāñcharadabhrasamākṛtīn ”
bandhūn -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ābaddha -
ābaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ābaddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nilayāñch -
nilaya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
abhra -
abhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√abhr (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
samā -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ākṛtīn -
ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]