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 3.73.1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
कर्कटीकटुवृत्तान्तं सर्वमाकर्ण्य वासवः ।
नारदं परिपप्रच्छ पुनर्जातकुतूहलः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
karkaṭīkaṭuvṛttāntaṃ sarvamākarṇya vāsavaḥ |
nāradaṃ paripapraccha punarjātakutūhalaḥ || 1 ||

Vasishtha related:—Indra having learnt about the austere devotion of Karkati, had the curiosity to know more of her through Narada, whom he asked about the matter.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Karkati, Katu, Vrittanta, Sarvam, Sarva, Akarnya, Vasava, Vasu, Narada, Pari, Punarjata, Kutuhala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.73.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “karkaṭīkaṭuvṛttāntaṃ sarvamākarṇya vāsavaḥ
  • karkaṭī -
  • karkaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    karkaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kaṭu -
  • kaṭu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṭu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛttāntam -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ākarṇya -
  • ākarṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsavaḥ -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “nāradaṃ paripapraccha punarjātakutūhalaḥ
  • nāradam -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nāradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • papraccha -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • punarjāta -
  • punarjāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    punarjāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kutūhalaḥ -
  • kutūhala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.73.1

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 3.73.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
કર્કટીકટુવૃત્તાન્તં સર્વમાકર્ણ્ય વાસવઃ ।
નારદં પરિપપ્રચ્છ પુનર્જાતકુતૂહલઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.73.1 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
కర్కటీకటువృత్తాన్తం సర్వమాకర్ణ్య వాసవః ।
నారదం పరిపప్రచ్ఛ పునర్జాతకుతూహలః ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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