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 3.24.57

क्वचिद्वहद्गिरिध्वस्तवृक्षलक्षोच्छ्रिताम्बुदम् ।
क्वचिन्मायाकृताकाशनलिनीजलशीतलम् ॥ ५७ ॥

kvacidvahadgiridhvastavṛkṣalakṣocchritāmbudam |
kvacinmāyākṛtākāśanalinījalaśītalam || 57 ||

There were some clouds rising on high, and appearing as rolling mountains in the sky, crushing down the forests below; and the sky appeared in some place, as a clear lake abounding in lotuses.

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

Kva, Acit, Vahat, Gir, Dhvasta, Vriksha, Laksha, Ucchrita, Ambuda, Aya, Akrita, Akasha, Nalini, Jala, Shitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.24.57). 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: “kvacidvahadgiridhvastavṛkṣalakṣocchritāmbudam
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vahad -
  • vahat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
  • giri -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhvasta -
  • dhvasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛkṣa -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lakṣo -
  • lakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ucchritā -
  • ucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucchrita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucchritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambudam -
  • ambuda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kvacinmāyākṛtākāśanalinījalaśītalam
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acinmā -
  • ci (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • ayā -
  • ayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • akṛtā -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • ākāśa -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nalinī -
  • nalinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • jala -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śītalam -
  • śītala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śītala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śītalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.24.57

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 3.24.57 in Gujarati sript:
ક્વચિદ્વહદ્ગિરિધ્વસ્તવૃક્ષલક્ષોચ્છ્રિતામ્બુદમ્ ।
ક્વચિન્માયાકૃતાકાશનલિનીજલશીતલમ્ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 3.24.57 in Telugu sript:
క్వచిద్వహద్గిరిధ్వస్తవృక్షలక్షోచ్ఛ్రితామ్బుదమ్ ।
క్వచిన్మాయాకృతాకాశనలినీజలశీతలమ్ ॥ ౫౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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