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 6.70.4

अस्ति विन्ध्यमहाटव्यां वेतालो विपुलाकृतिः ।
स किंचिन्मण्डलं गर्वादाजगाम जिघांसया ॥ ४ ॥

asti vindhyamahāṭavyāṃ vetālo vipulākṛtiḥ |
sa kiṃcinmaṇḍalaṃ garvādājagāma jighāṃsayā || 4 ||

There lived a gigantic vetala in the vast wilderness of the Vindhya mountains, who happened to come out on an excursion to the adjoining districts in search of his prey of human beings.

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

Asti, Vindhya, Aha, Atavi, Vetala, Vipula, Akriti, Kincid, Kincit, Mandala, Garva, Aja, Gama, Jighamsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.70.4). 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: “asti vindhyamahāṭavyāṃ vetālo vipulākṛtiḥ
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vindhyam -
  • vindhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vindhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṭavyām -
  • aṭavi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    aṭavī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vetālo* -
  • vetāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vipulā -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtiḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa kiṃcinmaṇḍalaṃ garvādājagāma jighāṃsayā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kiñcin -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • garvād -
  • garva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āja -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • gāma -
  • gāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural], [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • jighāṃsayā -
  • jighāṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.70.4

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 6.70.4 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્તિ વિન્ધ્યમહાટવ્યાં વેતાલો વિપુલાકૃતિઃ ।
સ કિંચિન્મણ્ડલં ગર્વાદાજગામ જિઘાંસયા ॥ ૪ ॥

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 6.70.4 in Telugu sript:
అస్తి విన్ధ్యమహాటవ్యాం వేతాలో విపులాకృతిః ।
స కించిన్మణ్డలం గర్వాదాజగామ జిఘాంసయా ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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