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 3.70.75

शेते कर्दमकोशस्था चिरकालमधोमुखी ।
इच्छानुरूपमासाद्य क इवास्पदमुज्झति ॥ ७५ ॥

śete kardamakośasthā cirakālamadhomukhī |
icchānurūpamāsādya ka ivāspadamujjhati || 75 ||

It lies in the glandular vessel of the faeces, with its mouth placed downward; and takes at pleasure any form, it likes to assume as its prerogative.

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

Kardamaka, Stha, Cirakala, Adhomukhi, Iccha, Anurupam, Anurupa, Asadya, Kah, Iva, Aspada, Ujjhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.70.75). 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: “śete kardamakośasthā cirakālamadhomukhī
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • kardamako -
  • kardamaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūśa -
  • vaś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vaś (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vaś (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sthā -
  • sthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • cirakālam -
  • cirakāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cirakāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirakālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhomukhī -
  • adhomukhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adhomukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “icchānurūpamāsādya ka ivāspadamujjhati
  • icchā -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anurūpam -
  • anurūpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anurūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anurūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ka* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āspadam -
  • āspada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ujjhati -
  • ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ujjh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.70.75

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 3.70.75 in Gujarati sript:
શેતે કર્દમકોશસ્થા ચિરકાલમધોમુખી ।
ઇચ્છાનુરૂપમાસાદ્ય ક ઇવાસ્પદમુજ્ઝતિ ॥ ૭૫ ॥

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 3.70.75 in Telugu sript:
శేతే కర్దమకోశస్థా చిరకాలమధోముఖీ ।
ఇచ్ఛానురూపమాసాద్య క ఇవాస్పదముజ్ఝతి ॥ ౭౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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