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 4.52.23

तस्येच्छा जायते वत्स कदाचिच्चलचेतसः ।
पुरं भविष्यन्निर्माणं किंचिद्यामीति निश्चला ॥ २३ ॥

tasyecchā jāyate vatsa kadāciccalacetasaḥ |
puraṃ bhaviṣyannirmāṇaṃ kiṃcidyāmīti niścalā || 23 ||

This fickle minded prince is ever changeful in his will; he resides in one city and builds another for his future habitation.

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

Sha, Shas, Jayat, Vatsa, Kadacit, Cala, Cetas, Cetasa, Pur, Pura, Bhavishyat, Mana, Kincid, Nishcala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.23). 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: “tasyecchā jāyate vatsa kadāciccalacetasaḥ
  • tasyecch -
  • tas (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • śā* -
  • śās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • vatsa -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadācic -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • cala -
  • cala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cetasaḥ -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cetasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “puraṃ bhaviṣyannirmāṇaṃ kiṃcidyāmīti niścalā
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhaviṣyann -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māṇam -
  • māṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kiñcidyā -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • īti -
  • īti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścalā -
  • niścalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.23

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 4.52.23 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યેચ્છા જાયતે વત્સ કદાચિચ્ચલચેતસઃ ।
પુરં ભવિષ્યન્નિર્માણં કિંચિદ્યામીતિ નિશ્ચલા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 4.52.23 in Telugu sript:
తస్యేచ్ఛా జాయతే వత్స కదాచిచ్చలచేతసః ।
పురం భవిష్యన్నిర్మాణం కించిద్యామీతి నిశ్చలా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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