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 5.22.13

महाकटकटाशब्दत्रस्तभूतपरम्परैः ।
क्वचिद्दुर्गन्धभूताभैरधोनारकमण्डलैः ॥ १३ ॥

mahākaṭakaṭāśabdatrastabhūtaparamparaiḥ |
kvaciddurgandhabhūtābhairadhonārakamaṇḍalaiḥ || 13 ||

There were ghosts and devils in other places, making hideous shrieks and noise; and there were groups of hellish bodies, and putrid carcasses of ghostly shapes.

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

Mah, Maha, Katakata, Ashabda, Trasta, Bhuta, Parampara, Kva, Acit, Durgandha, Abha, Adhah, Adhas, Naraka, 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 5.22.13). 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: “mahākaṭakaṭāśabdatrastabhūtaparamparaiḥ
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṭakaṭā -
  • kaṭakaṭā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṭakaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṭakaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśabda -
  • aśabda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśabda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trasta -
  • trasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]
    tras -> trasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • paramparaiḥ -
  • parampara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    parampara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kvaciddurgandhabhūtābhairadhonārakamaṇḍalaiḥ
  • 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]
  • durgandha -
  • durgandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durgandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtā -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • ābhair -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • adho -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nārakam -
  • nāraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laiḥ -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.22.13

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 5.22.13 in Gujarati sript:
મહાકટકટાશબ્દત્રસ્તભૂતપરમ્પરૈઃ ।
ક્વચિદ્દુર્ગન્ધભૂતાભૈરધોનારકમણ્ડલૈઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 5.22.13 in Telugu sript:
మహాకటకటాశబ్దత్రస్తభూతపరమ్పరైః ।
క్వచిద్దుర్గన్ధభూతాభైరధోనారకమణ్డలైః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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