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 3.97.4

क्वचिद्दैत्यतयोल्लासि क्वचिद्यक्षतयोदितम् ।
क्वचिद्गन्धर्वतां प्राप्तं क्वचित्किन्नररूपि च ॥ ४ ॥

kvaciddaityatayollāsi kvacidyakṣatayoditam |
kvacidgandharvatāṃ prāptaṃ kvacitkinnararūpi ca || 4 ||

Somewhere he showed himself as a demon and at another place like a yaksha (yakka); here he was as a Gandharva, and there in the form of a Kinnara.

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

Kva, Acit, Daitya, Taya, Ullasin, Cidi, Akshata, Udita, Gandharvas, Prapta, Kinnara, Rupin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.97.4). 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: “kvaciddaityatayollāsi kvacidyakṣatayoditam
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daitya -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayo -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ullāsi -
  • ullāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ullāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cidya -
  • cidi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cidi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cidi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • akṣatayo -
  • akṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uditam -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “kvacidgandharvatāṃ prāptaṃ kvacitkinnararūpi ca
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gandharvat -
  • gandharvas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kinnara -
  • kinnara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpi -
  • rūpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rūpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.97.4

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 3.97.4 in Gujarati sript:
ક્વચિદ્દૈત્યતયોલ્લાસિ ક્વચિદ્યક્ષતયોદિતમ્ ।
ક્વચિદ્ગન્ધર્વતાં પ્રાપ્તં ક્વચિત્કિન્નરરૂપિ ચ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.97.4 in Telugu sript:
క్వచిద్దైత్యతయోల్లాసి క్వచిద్యక్షతయోదితమ్ ।
క్వచిద్గన్ధర్వతాం ప్రాప్తం క్వచిత్కిన్నరరూపి చ ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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