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 6.37.13

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
शिवस्यास्य जगन्नाथ शक्तयः काः कथं स्थिताः ।
साक्षिता का च किं तासां वृत्तं स्यात्कियदेव तते ॥ १३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
śivasyāsya jagannātha śaktayaḥ kāḥ kathaṃ sthitāḥ |
sākṣitā kā ca kiṃ tāsāṃ vṛttaṃ syātkiyadeva tate || 13 ||

Vasishtha asked said:—What are the powers of that Siva (Jove), my lord! who are they and where are they situated; what is number, and how are they employed and who is their witness.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Shiva, Idam, Jagannatha, Shakti, Katham, Katha, Sthita, Sakshita, Kim, Vritta, Syat, Sya, Kiyat, Kiyad, Eva, Tata, Tati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.37.13). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śivasyāsya jagannātha śaktayaḥ kāḥ kathaṃ sthitāḥ
  • śivasyā -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jagannātha -
  • jagannātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktayaḥ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “sākṣitā ca kiṃ tāsāṃ vṛttaṃ syātkiyadeva tate
  • sākṣitā -
  • sākṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sākṣ -> sākṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kiyad -
  • kiyat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kiyad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kiyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kiyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tate -
  • tata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [locative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.37.13

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 6.37.13 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
શિવસ્યાસ્ય જગન્નાથ શક્તયઃ કાઃ કથં સ્થિતાઃ ।
સાક્ષિતા કા ચ કિં તાસાં વૃત્તં સ્યાત્કિયદેવ તતે ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 6.37.13 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
శివస్యాస్య జగన్నాథ శక్తయః కాః కథం స్థితాః ।
సాక్షితా కా చ కిం తాసాం వృత్తం స్యాత్కియదేవ తతే ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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