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 4.52.8

यस्यारम्भसहस्राणि सुखदुःखप्रदान्यलम् ।
संख्यातुं केन शक्यन्ते कल्लोला जलधेरिव ॥ ८ ॥

yasyārambhasahasrāṇi sukhaduḥkhapradānyalam |
saṃkhyātuṃ kena śakyante kallolā jaladheriva || 8 ||

His unnumbered acts and exploits, are fraught with successive pain and pleasure; and they are as interminable as the continuous waves of the sea.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.52.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Arambha, Sahasra, Sukhaduhkha, Prada, Alam, Ala, Sankhya, Kena, Kah, Kim, Kallola, Jaladhi, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.8). 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: “yasyārambhasahasrāṇi sukhaduḥkhapradānyalam
  • yasyā -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ārambha -
  • ārambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukhaduḥkha -
  • sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradānya -
  • prada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃkhyātuṃ kena śakyante kallolā jaladheriva
  • saṅkhyāt -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śakyante -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
  • kallolā* -
  • kallola (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kallolā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jaladher -
  • jaladhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.8

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 4.52.8 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્યારમ્ભસહસ્રાણિ સુખદુઃખપ્રદાન્યલમ્ ।
સંખ્યાતું કેન શક્યન્તે કલ્લોલા જલધેરિવ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 4.52.8 in Telugu sript:
యస్యారమ్భసహస్రాణి సుఖదుఃఖప్రదాన్యలమ్ ।
సంఖ్యాతుం కేన శక్యన్తే కల్లోలా జలధేరివ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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