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 4.47.38

कदाचिदप्सु वायौ वा सुस्फारे वापि तेजसि ।
स्वयं संपद्यतेऽकस्मात्पुमान्प्रकृतिभावितः ॥ ३८ ॥

kadācidapsu vāyau vā susphāre vāpi tejasi |
svayaṃ saṃpadyate'kasmātpumānprakṛtibhāvitaḥ || 38 ||

It is sometimes by the condensation of water, air or heat, that a being is produced in the form of a male or female.

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

Kadacit, Apsu, Vaya, Vayu, Sphara, Vapi, Vapin, Tejas, Svayam, Sampad, Sampat, Yat, Yata, Yati, Akasmat, Pums, Prakrit, Bhavita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.38). 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: “kadācidapsu vāyau susphāre vāpi tejasi
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • apsu -
  • apsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vāyau -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sphāre -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sphārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tejasi -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “svayaṃ saṃpadyate'kasmātpumānprakṛtibhāvitaḥ
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sampad -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yate' -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • akasmāt -
  • akasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṛti -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhāvitaḥ -
  • bhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhū]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.38

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 4.47.38 in Gujarati sript:
કદાચિદપ્સુ વાયૌ વા સુસ્ફારે વાપિ તેજસિ ।
સ્વયં સંપદ્યતેઽકસ્માત્પુમાન્પ્રકૃતિભાવિતઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 4.47.38 in Telugu sript:
కదాచిదప్సు వాయౌ వా సుస్ఫారే వాపి తేజసి ।
స్వయం సంపద్యతేఽకస్మాత్పుమాన్ప్రకృతిభావితః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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