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 7.140.18

अथैकार्णवखातोऽसावभवच्छुष्ककोटरः ।
क्वचिद्गलितसह्याद्रि क्वचित्संशीकमन्दरः ॥ १८ ॥

athaikārṇavakhāto'sāvabhavacchuṣkakoṭaraḥ |
kvacidgalitasahyādri kvacitsaṃśīkamandaraḥ || 18 ||

Afterwards the basin of the universal ocean was dried up, and turned to an empty and dry hollow on all around; and the mountain of the Mandara and Sahya hills, that had been drowned under the waters were found to be melted down to mud or washed away by the receding flood.

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

Atha, Ekarnava, Khatri, Khata, Asi, Asu, Adah, Shushkaka, Uta, Kva, Acit, Galita, Shika, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.140.18). 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: “athaikārṇavakhāto'sāvabhavacchuṣkakoṭaraḥ
  • athai -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ekārṇava -
  • ekārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khāto' -
  • khātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    khāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √khan class 1 verb]
  • asāva -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • abhavacch -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śuṣkako -
  • śuṣkaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣkaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uṭa -
  • uṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kvacidgalitasahyādri kvacitsaṃśīkamandaraḥ
  • 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]
  • galita -
  • galita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    galita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahyādri -
  • sahyādri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śīkam -
  • śīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anda -
  • anda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    and (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.140.18

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 7.140.18 in Gujarati sript:
અથૈકાર્ણવખાતોઽસાવભવચ્છુષ્કકોટરઃ ।
ક્વચિદ્ગલિતસહ્યાદ્રિ ક્વચિત્સંશીકમન્દરઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 7.140.18 in Telugu sript:
అథైకార్ణవఖాతోఽసావభవచ్ఛుష్కకోటరః ।
క్వచిద్గలితసహ్యాద్రి క్వచిత్సంశీకమన్దరః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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