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 7.118.24

नायं मयूर मकरालयवारिपूरपूर्णोदरो जलधरोऽम्बरमारुरुक्षुः ।
दावाग्निदग्धवनपादपकोटराग्र धूमावलीवलय उत्थित एष शैलात् ॥ २४ ॥

nāyaṃ mayūra makarālayavāripūrapūrṇodaro jaladharo'mbaramārurukṣuḥ |
dāvāgnidagdhavanapādapakoṭarāgra dhūmāvalīvalaya utthita eṣa śailāt || 24 ||

Think not, O peacock! this cloud to be a sea and the abode of sharks; but know [it] to be a watery cloud, born of the smoke of wild fire, and of the vapours of the mountain and ascending to the sky.

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

Naya, Mayura, Makaralaya, Varipura, Jaladhara, Ambara, Arurukshu, Dagdha, Vanapadapa, Kotara, Agra, Dhumavali, Valaya, Utthita, Esha, Shaila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.118.24). 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: “nāyaṃ mayūra makarālayavāripūrapūrṇodaro jaladharo'mbaramārurukṣuḥ
  • nāyam -
  • nāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mayūra -
  • mayūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mayūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • makarālaya -
  • makarālaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāripūra -
  • vāripūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrṇodaro -
  • jaladharo' -
  • jaladhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambaram -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ārurukṣuḥ -
  • ārurukṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ārurukṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dāvāgnidagdhavanapādapakoṭarāgra dhūmāvalīvalaya utthita eṣa śailāt
  • dāvāgni -
  • dāvāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dagdha -
  • dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dagdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vanapādapa -
  • vanapādapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭarā -
  • koṭara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koṭara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koṭarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhūmāvalī -
  • dhūmāvali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • valaya* -
  • valaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • utthita* -
  • utthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śailāt -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.118.24

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 7.118.24 in Gujarati sript:
નાયં મયૂર મકરાલયવારિપૂરપૂર્ણોદરો જલધરોઽમ્બરમારુરુક્ષુઃ ।
દાવાગ્નિદગ્ધવનપાદપકોટરાગ્ર ધૂમાવલીવલય ઉત્થિત એષ શૈલાત્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 7.118.24 in Telugu sript:
నాయం మయూర మకరాలయవారిపూరపూర్ణోదరో జలధరోఽమ్బరమారురుక్షుః ।
దావాగ్నిదగ్ధవనపాదపకోటరాగ్ర ధూమావలీవలయ ఉత్థిత ఏష శైలాత్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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