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 3.30.27

केचिच्छिलाङ्गनिष्पिण्डाः केचित्कृमिमयान्तराः ।
केचिद्देवमया एव केचिन्नरमयान्तराः ॥ २७ ॥

kecicchilāṅganiṣpiṇḍāḥ kecitkṛmimayāntarāḥ |
keciddevamayā eva kecinnaramayāntarāḥ || 27 ||

Some are as hard as solid stones, and others as soft as the poor insects and worms; some are of godly figures as the giants, and others of puny human forms.

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

Kah, Kim, Cit, Krimi, Aya, Tara, Taras, Devamaya, Eva, Cinna, Rama, Antara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.30.27). 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: “kecicchilāṅganiṣpiṇḍāḥ kecitkṛmimayāntarāḥ
  • Cannot analyse kecicchilāṅganiṣpiṇḍāḥ*ke
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛmim -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayān -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • tarāḥ -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    taras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “keciddevamayā eva kecinnaramayāntarāḥ
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • devamayā* -
  • devamaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cinna -
  • cinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramayā -
  • ramā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ram (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • antarāḥ -
  • antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.30.27

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 3.30.27 in Gujarati sript:
કેચિચ્છિલાઙ્ગનિષ્પિણ્ડાઃ કેચિત્કૃમિમયાન્તરાઃ ।
કેચિદ્દેવમયા એવ કેચિન્નરમયાન્તરાઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 3.30.27 in Telugu sript:
కేచిచ్ఛిలాఙ్గనిష్పిణ్డాః కేచిత్కృమిమయాన్తరాః ।
కేచిద్దేవమయా ఏవ కేచిన్నరమయాన్తరాః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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