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 6.80.37

वीणाग्रावर्तसदृशी सलिलावर्तसंनिभा ।
लिप्यार्धौकारसंस्थाना कुण्डलावर्तसंस्थिता ॥ ३७ ॥

vīṇāgrāvartasadṛśī salilāvartasaṃnibhā |
lipyārdhaukārasaṃsthānā kuṇḍalāvartasaṃsthitā || 37 ||

There is the curved artery resembling the disc at the top of lute, and the eddy of waters in the sea; it likens the curved half of the letter Om, and is situated as a cypher or circlet in the base or lower most gland.

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

Vina, Agrava, Agravan, Ritasad, Shi, Salila, Rita, Samnibha, Lipi, Ardha, Aukara, Samsthana, Kundala, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.80.37). 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: “vīṇāgrāvartasadṛśī salilāvartasaṃnibhā
  • vīṇā -
  • vīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agrāvar -
  • agrāvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    agrāvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtasad -
  • ṛtasad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṛtasad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śī -
  • śī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • salilāva -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnibhā -
  • saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “lipyārdhaukārasaṃsthānā kuṇḍalāvartasaṃsthitā
  • lipyā -
  • lipi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    lip -> lipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √lip]
    lip -> lipya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √lip]
    lipī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    lipī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    lipī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ārdhau -
  • ārdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ārdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aukāra -
  • aukāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthānā -
  • saṃsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuṇḍalāva -
  • kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthitā -
  • saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.80.37

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 6.80.37 in Gujarati sript:
વીણાગ્રાવર્તસદૃશી સલિલાવર્તસંનિભા ।
લિપ્યાર્ધૌકારસંસ્થાના કુણ્ડલાવર્તસંસ્થિતા ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 6.80.37 in Telugu sript:
వీణాగ్రావర్తసదృశీ సలిలావర్తసంనిభా ।
లిప్యార్ధౌకారసంస్థానా కుణ్డలావర్తసంస్థితా ॥ ౩౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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