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 4.10.73

विविधविषयवासनानुवृत्त्या खदिरकरञ्जकरालकोटरासु ।
जगति जठरयोनिषु प्रयातो गहनतरासु च काननस्थलीषु ॥ ७३ ॥

vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛttyā khadirakarañjakarālakoṭarāsu |
jagati jaṭharayoniṣu prayāto gahanatarāsu ca kānanasthalīṣu || 73 ||

Thus his desire for the varieties of worldly appearances, has led him to various births, amidst the woods and forests in the womb of this earth, covered with jungles of the thorny khadira, karanja and other bushes and brambles.

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

Vividha, Vishaya, Vasana, Anuvritti, Khadiraka, Ranjaka, Ralaka, Uta, Rai, Jagat, Jagati, Jathara, Shu, Prayatri, Prayata, Gahana, Tara, Kanana, Sthali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.73). 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: “vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛttyā khadirakarañjakarālakoṭarāsu
  • vividha -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • viṣaya -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāsanā -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuvṛttyā -
  • anuvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • khadiraka -
  • khadiraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rañjaka -
  • rañjaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rañjaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rālako -
  • rālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uṭa -
  • uṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāsu -
  • rai (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “jagati jaṭharayoniṣu prayāto gahanatarāsu ca kānanasthalīṣu
  • jagati -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jaṭharayo -
  • jaṭharā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uni -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ṣu -
  • ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • prayāto* -
  • prayātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prayāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gahana -
  • gahana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gahana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarāsu -
  • tarā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kānana -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthalīṣu -
  • sthalī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.73

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 4.10.73 in Gujarati sript:
વિવિધવિષયવાસનાનુવૃત્ત્યા ખદિરકરઞ્જકરાલકોટરાસુ ।
જગતિ જઠરયોનિષુ પ્રયાતો ગહનતરાસુ ચ કાનનસ્થલીષુ ॥ ૭૩ ॥

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 4.10.73 in Telugu sript:
వివిధవిషయవాసనానువృత్త్యా ఖదిరకరఞ్జకరాలకోటరాసు ।
జగతి జఠరయోనిషు ప్రయాతో గహనతరాసు చ కాననస్థలీషు ॥ ౭౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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