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 4.44.35

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कदाचित्काननं कार्ष्ण्यं कालं कमलकुड्मलम् ।
अन्यान्यन्यान्यनेकानि प्रतिजन्मावधिः प्रभुः ॥ ३५ ॥

kadācitkānanaṃ kārṣṇyaṃ kālaṃ kamalakuḍmalam |
anyānyanyānyanekāni pratijanmāvadhiḥ prabhuḥ || 35 ||

Sometimes the lord thought himself as the dark wood, which covered the earth before creation of living animals, and them as the lotus bed (wherein he was born). Afterwards he became of many forms at each phase and epoch of creation.
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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 (4.44.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kadacit, Kanana, Karshnya, Kalam, Kala, Kamala, Kudmala, Anya, Aneka, Pratijanman, Avadhi, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.44.35). 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: “kadācitkānanaṃ kārṣṇyaṃ kālaṃ kamalakuḍmalam ”
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
kānanam -
kānana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kārṣṇyam -
kārṣṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārṣṇya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kālam -
kālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kamala -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kuḍmalam -
kuḍmala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kuḍmala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kuḍmalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “anyānyanyānyanekāni pratijanmāvadhiḥ prabhuḥ ”
anyānya -
anya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
anyānya -
anya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
anekāni -
aneka (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pratijanmā -
pratijanman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
avadhiḥ -
avadhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prabhuḥ -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]