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 4.11.68

काश्चित्स्थिरा ब्रह्मविष्णू काश्चिद्रुद्रत्वमागताः ।
काश्चित्पुरुषतां प्राप्ताः काश्चिद्देवत्वमागताः ।
लहर्यः प्रस्फुरन्त्येताः स्वभावोद्भावितात्मकाः ।
काश्चिद्यममहेन्द्रार्कवह्निवैश्रवणादिकाः ।
घ्नन्ति कुर्वन्ति तिष्ठन्ति लहर्यश्चपलैषणाः ।
काश्चित्किंनरगन्धर्वविद्याधरसुरादिकाः ।
उत्पतन्ति पतन्त्युग्रा लहर्यः परिवल्गिताः ।
काश्चित्किंचित्स्थिराकारा यथा कमलजादिकाः ।
काश्चिदुत्पन्नविध्वस्ता यथा सुरनरादिकाः ॥ ६८ ॥

kāścitsthirā brahmaviṣṇū kāścidrudratvamāgatāḥ |
kāścitpuruṣatāṃ prāptāḥ kāściddevatvamāgatāḥ |
laharyaḥ prasphurantyetāḥ svabhāvodbhāvitātmakāḥ |
kāścidyamamahendrārkavahnivaiśravaṇādikāḥ |
ghnanti kurvanti tiṣṭhanti laharyaścapalaiṣaṇāḥ |
kāścitkiṃnaragandharvavidyādharasurādikāḥ |
utpatanti patantyugrā laharyaḥ parivalgitāḥ |
kāścitkiṃcitsthirākārā yathā kamalajādikāḥ |
kāścidutpannavidhvastā yathā suranarādikāḥ || 68 ||

All those that appear as Brahma, Vishnu and Rudras, as also they that have become as gods, and those that are called men and male creatures:—68—(1). Are all as the waves of the sea, raised spontaneously by the underlying spirit;and so are Yama, Indra, the sun, fire, Cuvera and the other deities. 68—(2). So too are the Gandharvas and Kinnaras, the Vidyadharas and the other gods and demigods, that rise and fall or remain for a while like the breakers of the sea. 68—(3). They rise and fall as waves on every side, though some continue for a longer duration, as the lotus-born Brahma and others.68—(4). Some are born to die in a moment, as the petty gods and men; and others are dead no sooner they are born as the ephemerids and some worms.

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

Cit, Sthira, Brahma, Brahman, Vishnu, Rudratva, Agata, Purushata, Prapta, Devatva, Lahari, Prasphurat, Eta, Esha, Svabhava, Udbhavita, Maka, Cidi, Amama, Han, Indra, Arka, Vaishravana, Adika, Ghnat, Kurvat, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Capala, Eshana, Kimnara, Gandharvavidya, Adhara, Sura, Patanti, Patat, Ugra, Pari, Valgita, Kincid, Kincit, Akara, Yatha, Kamalaja, Utpanna, Vidhvasta, Surat, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.11.68). 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: “kāścitsthirā brahmaviṣṇū kāścidrudratvamāgatāḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthirā* -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṣṇū -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rudratvam -
  • rudratva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āgatāḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kāścitpuruṣatāṃ prāptāḥ kāściddevatvamāgatāḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣatām -
  • puruṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāptāḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • devatvam -
  • devatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āgatāḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “laharyaḥ prasphurantyetāḥ svabhāvodbhāvitātmakāḥ
  • laharyaḥ -
  • laharī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prasphurantye -
  • prasphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • etāḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svabhāvo -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udbhāvitāt -
  • udbhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    udbhāvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makāḥ -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 4: “kāścidyamamahendrārkavahnivaiśravaṇādikāḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • amama -
  • amama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • indrā -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arka -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vaiśravaṇā -
  • vaiśravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adikāḥ -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 5: “ghnanti kurvanti tiṣṭhanti laharyaścapalaiṣaṇāḥ
  • ghnanti -
  • ghnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • laharyaś -
  • laharī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • capalai -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    capalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣaṇāḥ -
  • eṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    eṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 6: “kāścitkiṃnaragandharvavidyādharasurādikāḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kiṃnara -
  • kiṃnara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharvavidyā -
  • gandharvavidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhara -
  • adhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • surā -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adikāḥ -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 7: “utpatanti patantyugrā laharyaḥ parivalgitāḥ
  • Cannot analyse utpatanti*pa
  • patantyu -
  • patantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ugrā* -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ugrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • laharyaḥ -
  • laharī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • valgitāḥ -
  • valgita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    valgitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    valg -> valgita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √valg class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √valg class 1 verb]
    valg -> valgitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √valg class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √valg class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √valg class 1 verb]
  • Line 8: “kāścitkiṃcitsthirākārā yathā kamalajādikāḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kiñcit -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthirā -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akārā* -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kamalajā -
  • kamalaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adikāḥ -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 9: “kāścidutpannavidhvastā yathā suranarādikāḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • utpanna -
  • utpanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhvastā* -
  • vidhvasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidhvastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • suran -
  • sur -> surat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sur class 6 verb]
  • arā -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • adikāḥ -
  • adika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

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Preview of verse 4.11.68 in Telugu sript:
కాశ్చిత్స్థిరా బ్రహ్మవిష్ణూ కాశ్చిద్రుద్రత్వమాగతాః ।
కాశ్చిత్పురుషతాం ప్రాప్తాః కాశ్చిద్దేవత్వమాగతాః ।
లహర్యః ప్రస్ఫురన్త్యేతాః స్వభావోద్భావితాత్మకాః ।
కాశ్చిద్యమమహేన్ద్రార్కవహ్నివైశ్రవణాదికాః ।
ఘ్నన్తి కుర్వన్తి తిష్ఠన్తి లహర్యశ్చపలైషణాః ।
కాశ్చిత్కింనరగన్ధర్వవిద్యాధరసురాదికాః ।
ఉత్పతన్తి పతన్త్యుగ్రా లహర్యః పరివల్గితాః ।
కాశ్చిత్కించిత్స్థిరాకారా యథా కమలజాదికాః ।
కాశ్చిదుత్పన్నవిధ్వస్తా యథా సురనరాదికాః ॥ ౬౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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