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 3.9.55

यस्यान्यदस्ति न विभोः कारणं शशशृङ्गवत् ।
यस्येदं च जगत्कार्यं तरङ्गौघ इवाम्भसः ॥ ५५ ॥

yasyānyadasti na vibhoḥ kāraṇaṃ śaśaśṛṅgavat |
yasyedaṃ ca jagatkāryaṃ taraṅgaugha ivāmbhasaḥ || 55 ||

He is the cause of all, and whose cause is as nil as the horns of a hare; and whose works are all these worlds, like so many waves of the sea.

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

Yasya, Ada, Vibha, Vibhu, Karana, Shasha, Shringavat, Jagat, Karya, Taranga, Augha, Iva, Ambhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.9.55). 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: “yasyānyadasti na vibhoḥ kāraṇaṃ śaśaśṛṅgavat
  • yasyānya -
  • yasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ada -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sti -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhoḥ -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaśa -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śā (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śaś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śṛṅgavat -
  • śṛṅgavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śṛṅgavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yasyedaṃ ca jagatkāryaṃ taraṅgaugha ivāmbhasaḥ
  • yasyed -
  • yas (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • taraṅgau -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    taraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • augha* -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambhasaḥ -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.9.55

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 3.9.55 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્યાન્યદસ્તિ ન વિભોઃ કારણં શશશૃઙ્ગવત્ ।
યસ્યેદં ચ જગત્કાર્યં તરઙ્ગૌઘ ઇવામ્ભસઃ ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 3.9.55 in Telugu sript:
యస్యాన్యదస్తి న విభోః కారణం శశశృఙ్గవత్ ।
యస్యేదం చ జగత్కార్యం తరఙ్గౌఘ ఇవామ్భసః ॥ ౫౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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