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 7.76.12

अथास्मिन्सति कल्पाग्नौ स्थितिमेति कथं घनः ।
इति विस्मितवानस्मि दृशं दिग्नवकेऽत्यजम् ॥ १२ ॥

athāsminsati kalpāgnau sthitimeti kathaṃ ghanaḥ |
iti vismitavānasmi dṛśaṃ dignavake'tyajam || 12 ||

Hearing this roaring of the clouds, amidst the surrounding fires, I became quite astonished at the stridor, and cast my eyes on all sides to see the clouds.

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

Atha, Idam, Sat, Sati, Kalpagni, Sthiti, Katham, Katha, Ghana, Iti, Vismita, Vat, Drisham, Drisha, Drish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.76.12). 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: “athāsminsati kalpāgnau sthitimeti kathaṃ ghanaḥ
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kalpāgnau -
  • kalpāgni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitim -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • 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]
  • ghanaḥ -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “iti vismitavānasmi dṛśaṃ dignavake'tyajam
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vismita -
  • vismita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vismita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • dṛśam -
  • dṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse dignavake'tyajam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.76.12

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 7.76.12 in Gujarati sript:
અથાસ્મિન્સતિ કલ્પાગ્નૌ સ્થિતિમેતિ કથં ઘનઃ ।
ઇતિ વિસ્મિતવાનસ્મિ દૃશં દિગ્નવકેઽત્યજમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 7.76.12 in Telugu sript:
అథాస్మిన్సతి కల్పాగ్నౌ స్థితిమేతి కథం ఘనః ।
ఇతి విస్మితవానస్మి దృశం దిగ్నవకేఽత్యజమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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