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 5.13.68

क्व पुंसा विहितैरर्कैः क्षपितं यामिनीतमः ।
क्व संकल्पमयैश्छाया क्रियते व्योमकाननैः ॥ ६८ ॥

kva puṃsā vihitairarkaiḥ kṣapitaṃ yāminītamaḥ |
kva saṃkalpamayaiśchāyā kriyate vyomakānanaiḥ || 68 ||

Where does the stone idol of the sun, dispel the darkness of the night; and where does the imaginary forest of the sky spread its shade on the ground?

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

Kva, Pums, Vihita, Arka, Kshapita, Yamini, Yamin, Tama, Tamas, Sankalpa, Aya, Chaya, Kriyat, Vyoman, Vyoma, Kanana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.13.68). 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: “kva puṃsā vihitairarkaiḥ kṣapitaṃ yāminītamaḥ
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puṃsā -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vihitair -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arkaiḥ -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṣapitam -
  • kṣapita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣapita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣapitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṣī]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣap class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣī], [accusative single from √kṣī]
  • yāminī -
  • yāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kva saṃkalpamayaiśchāyā kriyate vyomakānanaiḥ
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṅkalpam -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayaiś -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • chāyā -
  • chāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kriyate -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • vyoma -
  • vyoman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyoman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kānanaiḥ -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.13.68

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 5.13.68 in Gujarati sript:
ક્વ પુંસા વિહિતૈરર્કૈઃ ક્ષપિતં યામિનીતમઃ ।
ક્વ સંકલ્પમયૈશ્છાયા ક્રિયતે વ્યોમકાનનૈઃ ॥ ૬૮ ॥

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 5.13.68 in Telugu sript:
క్వ పుంసా విహితైరర్కైః క్షపితం యామినీతమః ।
క్వ సంకల్పమయైశ్ఛాయా క్రియతే వ్యోమకాననైః ॥ ౬౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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