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 3.47.34

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शितचक्रमुखाः केचित्केचित्परशुवक्त्रकाः ।
केचिच्छक्तिमुखाः केचित्केचिच्छूलशिलामुखाः ।
त्रिशूलवदनाः केचित्स्थूला इव महाशिलाः ॥ ३४ ॥

śitacakramukhāḥ kecitkecitparaśuvaktrakāḥ |
kecicchaktimukhāḥ kecitkecicchūlaśilāmukhāḥ |
triśūlavadanāḥ kecitsthūlā iva mahāśilāḥ || 34 ||

Some were as sharp edged disks, and some as curved as battle axes;some were as pointed as pikes and spears, and others as bars and rods in their forms, and some were of the shape of tridents, and others as bulky as blocks of stones.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.47.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shita, Cakramukha, Kah, Kim, Cit, Vaktri, Vaktra, Aka, Cicchakti, Ukha, Shula, Shila, Trishula, Vadana, Sthula, Iva, Mahashila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.47.34). 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: “śitacakramukhāḥ kecitkecitparaśuvaktrakāḥ ”
śita -
śita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
cakramukhāḥ -
cakramukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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]

kā (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]
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]

kā (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]
paraśu -
paraśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vaktra -
vaktṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vaktṛ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vaktra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akā -
aka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ak (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “kecicchaktimukhāḥ kecitkecicchūlaśilāmukhāḥ ”
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]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cicchaktim -
cicchakti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ukhāḥ -
ukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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]

kā (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]
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]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cicch -
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]
śūla -
śūla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śūl (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śilām -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ukhāḥ -
ukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “triśūlavadanāḥ kecitsthūlā iva mahāśilāḥ ”
triśūla -
triśūla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

triśūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadanā -
vadana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[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]

kā (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]
sthūlā* -
sthūla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthūlā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahāśilāḥ -
mahāśilā (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 3.47.34

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

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Preview of verse 3.47.34 in Gujarati sript:
શિતચક્રમુખાઃ કેચિત્કેચિત્પરશુવક્ત્રકાઃ ।
કેચિચ્છક્તિમુખાઃ કેચિત્કેચિચ્છૂલશિલામુખાઃ ।
ત્રિશૂલવદનાઃ કેચિત્સ્થૂલા ઇવ મહાશિલાઃ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.47.34 in Telugu sript:
శితచక్రముఖాః కేచిత్కేచిత్పరశువక్త్రకాః ।
కేచిచ్ఛక్తిముఖాః కేచిత్కేచిచ్ఛూలశిలాముఖాః ।
త్రిశూలవదనాః కేచిత్స్థూలా ఇవ మహాశిలాః ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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Last Updated: 27 April, 2019