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 7.88.3

क्वचिद्दुर्वारदुर्भिक्षदुराक्रन्दं दुरीहितम् ।
क्वचित्सकलसस्यौघसंपन्नघनसौहृदम् ॥ ३ ॥

kvaciddurvāradurbhikṣadurākrandaṃ durīhitam |
kvacitsakalasasyaughasaṃpannaghanasauhṛdam || 3 ||

I saw a direful dearth and famine in one place, with the rapine and plunder of the people; and I beheld the profusion of plenty in another, and the joy and friendliness of its people.

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

Kva, Acit, Durvara, Durbhiksha, Durakranda, Dur, Ihita, Sakala, Sasya, Ghasa, Panna, Ghana, Sauhrida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.88.3). 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: “kvaciddurvāradurbhikṣadurākrandaṃ durīhitam
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • durvāra -
  • durvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durbhikṣa -
  • durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durākrandam -
  • durākranda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durākranda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durākrandā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • durī -
  • dur (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īhitam -
  • īhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]
    īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “kvacitsakalasasyaughasaṃpannaghanasauhṛdam
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sakala -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sasyau -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ghasam -
  • ghasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • panna -
  • panna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    panna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad -> panna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb]
    pad -> panna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pad class 4 verb]
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sauhṛdam -
  • sauhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sauhṛda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sauhṛdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.88.3

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 7.88.3 in Gujarati sript:
ક્વચિદ્દુર્વારદુર્ભિક્ષદુરાક્રન્દં દુરીહિતમ્ ।
ક્વચિત્સકલસસ્યૌઘસંપન્નઘનસૌહૃદમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 7.88.3 in Telugu sript:
క్వచిద్దుర్వారదుర్భిక్షదురాక్రన్దం దురీహితమ్ ।
క్వచిత్సకలసస్యౌఘసంపన్నఘనసౌహృదమ్ ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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