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 3.85.14

दिवि क्रीडन्ति विबुधा भुवि क्रीडन्ति मानवाः ।
दानवा भोगिनश्चैव पातालेषु च संस्थिताः ॥ १४ ॥

divi krīḍanti vibudhā bhuvi krīḍanti mānavāḥ |
dānavā bhoginaścaiva pātāleṣu ca saṃsthitāḥ || 14 ||

The gods began to sport in the etherial air, and men moved about on the earth, and demons and serpents were confined in their abodes underneath the ground.

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

Div, Divi, Kridat, Kridanti, Vibudha, Bhu, Manava, Danava, Danavar, Bhogin, Patala, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.85.14). 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: “divi krīḍanti vibudhā bhuvi krīḍanti mānavāḥ
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • krīḍanti -
  • krīḍantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krīḍantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    krīḍantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • vibudhā* -
  • vibudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • krīḍanti -
  • krīḍantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krīḍantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    krīḍantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “dānavā bhoginaścaiva pātāleṣu ca saṃsthitāḥ
  • dānavā* -
  • dānavār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhoginaś -
  • bhogin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhogin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pātāleṣu -
  • pātāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pātāla (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthitāḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthitā (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 3.85.14

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 3.85.14 in Gujarati sript:
દિવિ ક્રીડન્તિ વિબુધા ભુવિ ક્રીડન્તિ માનવાઃ ।
દાનવા ભોગિનશ્ચૈવ પાતાલેષુ ચ સંસ્થિતાઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 3.85.14 in Telugu sript:
దివి క్రీడన్తి విబుధా భువి క్రీడన్తి మానవాః ।
దానవా భోగినశ్చైవ పాతాలేషు చ సంస్థితాః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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