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 3.18.21

वद तद्भर्तृसर्गस्य किं पृथ्व्यादिषु कारणम् ।
तद्भूमण्डलतो भूतिर्जाता तत्र वरानने ॥ २१ ॥

vada tadbhartṛsargasya kiṃ pṛthvyādiṣu kāraṇam |
tadbhūmaṇḍalato bhūtirjātā tatra varānane || 21 ||

Say O beauteous lady! what were the causes of thy husband's being born in this earth? The same led to his birth in the other world also.

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

Vada, Tad, Tat, Sarga, Kim, Prithvi, Adi, Adin, Karana, Bhumandala, Tas, Bhuti, Jatri, Jata, Tatra, Varanana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.21). 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: “vada tadbhartṛsargasya kiṃ pṛthvyādiṣu kāraṇam
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhartṛ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sargasya -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthvyā -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ādiṣu -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tadbhūmaṇḍalato bhūtirjātā tatra varānane
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūmaṇḍala -
  • bhūmaṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtir -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātā -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • varānane -
  • varānanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    varānana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varānana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.21

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 3.18.21 in Gujarati sript:
વદ તદ્ભર્તૃસર્ગસ્ય કિં પૃથ્વ્યાદિષુ કારણમ્ ।
તદ્ભૂમણ્ડલતો ભૂતિર્જાતા તત્ર વરાનને ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 3.18.21 in Telugu sript:
వద తద్భర్తృసర్గస్య కిం పృథ్వ్యాదిషు కారణమ్ ।
తద్భూమణ్డలతో భూతిర్జాతా తత్ర వరాననే ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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