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 4.43.9

केचित्किंनरगन्धर्वविद्याधरमहोरगाः ।
केचिदर्केन्द्रवरुणास्त्र्यक्षाधोक्षजपद्मजाः ॥ ९ ॥

kecitkiṃnaragandharvavidyādharamahoragāḥ |
kecidarkendravaruṇāstryakṣādhokṣajapadmajāḥ || 9 ||

Some are born as Kinnaras and Gandharvas and others as Vidyadharas and huge serpents; some appear in the forms of Sol, Indra and Varuna (Ouranas), and others in those of the triocular Siva and the lotus-born Brahma.

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

Kah, Kim, Cit, Kimnara, Gandharvavidya, Adhara, Ahu, Aga, Ago, Arka, Indra, Varuna, Tryaksha, Tryakshan, Adhokshaja, Padmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.43.9). 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: “kecitkiṃnaragandharvavidyādharamahoragāḥ
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • adharam -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ahor -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • agāḥ -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ago (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “kecidarkendravaruṇāstryakṣādhokṣajapadmajāḥ
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • arke -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varuṇās -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varuṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tryakṣā -
  • tryakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tryakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tryakṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tryakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhokṣaja -
  • adhokṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padmajāḥ -
  • padmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.43.9

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 4.43.9 in Gujarati sript:
કેચિત્કિંનરગન્ધર્વવિદ્યાધરમહોરગાઃ ।
કેચિદર્કેન્દ્રવરુણાસ્ત્ર્યક્ષાધોક્ષજપદ્મજાઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 4.43.9 in Telugu sript:
కేచిత్కింనరగన్ధర్వవిద్యాధరమహోరగాః ।
కేచిదర్కేన్ద్రవరుణాస్త్ర్యక్షాధోక్షజపద్మజాః ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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