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 3.79.8

जनकः कोऽम्बरादीनां सत्तायाः कः स्वभावदः ।
को जगद्रत्नकोशः स्यात्कस्य कोशो मणेर्जगत् ॥ ८ ॥

janakaḥ ko'mbarādīnāṃ sattāyāḥ kaḥ svabhāvadaḥ |
ko jagadratnakośaḥ syātkasya kośo maṇerjagat || 8 ||

Who is the maker of heavens, and who is the author of the natures of things; who is the source of this gemming world, and whose treasure are all the gems contained in it?

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

Janaka, Kah, Ambara, Satta, Svabhava, Jagat, Ratnakosha, Syat, Sya, Kim, Kosha, Mani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.8). 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: “janakaḥ ko'mbarādīnāṃ sattāyāḥ kaḥ svabhāvadaḥ
  • janakaḥ -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambarād -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sattāyāḥ -
  • sattā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svabhāva -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ko jagadratnakośaḥ syātkasya kośo maṇerjagat
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagad -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ratnakośaḥ -
  • ratnakośa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kośo* -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • maṇer -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    maṇ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.8

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 3.79.8 in Gujarati sript:
જનકઃ કોઽમ્બરાદીનાં સત્તાયાઃ કઃ સ્વભાવદઃ ।
કો જગદ્રત્નકોશઃ સ્યાત્કસ્ય કોશો મણેર્જગત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 3.79.8 in Telugu sript:
జనకః కోఽమ్బరాదీనాం సత్తాయాః కః స్వభావదః ।
కో జగద్రత్నకోశః స్యాత్కస్య కోశో మణేర్జగత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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