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 1.6.17

केनापि कारणेनोर्वीतलमर्कमुपागतम् ।
ब्राह्मेण तेजसाक्रान्तं क्षात्रेण च महौजसा ॥ १७ ॥

kenāpi kāraṇenorvītalamarkamupāgatam |
brāhmeṇa tejasākrāntaṃ kṣātreṇa ca mahaujasā || 17 ||

His priestly prowess joined with his military valour, made him appear as the sun descended on earth on some account.

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

Kena, Kah, Kim, Api, Karana, Urvitala, Arka, Upagata, Brahma, Tejas, Tejasa, Akranta, Kshatra, Mahaujas, Mahaujasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.6.17). 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: “kenāpi kāraṇenorvītalamarkamupāgatam
  • kenā -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kāraṇeno -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • urvītalam -
  • urvītala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arkam -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāgatam -
  • upāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “brāhmeṇa tejasākrāntaṃ kṣātreṇa ca mahaujasā
  • brāhmeṇa -
  • brāhma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    brāhma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tejasā -
  • tejasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akrāntam -
  • akrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣātreṇa -
  • kṣātra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahaujasā -
  • mahaujas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahaujas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahaujasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.6.17

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 1.6.17 in Gujarati sript:
કેનાપિ કારણેનોર્વીતલમર્કમુપાગતમ્ ।
બ્રાહ્મેણ તેજસાક્રાન્તં ક્ષાત્રેણ ચ મહૌજસા ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 1.6.17 in Telugu sript:
కేనాపి కారణేనోర్వీతలమర్కముపాగతమ్ ।
బ్రాహ్మేణ తేజసాక్రాన్తం క్షాత్రేణ చ మహౌజసా ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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