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 7.134.44

हा कष्टं क्व गता पृथ्वी क्व गता जलराशयः ।
क्व गता जनसंघाताः क्व गता धरणीधराः ॥ ४४ ॥

hā kaṣṭaṃ kva gatā pṛthvī kva gatā jalarāśayaḥ |
kva gatā janasaṃghātāḥ kva gatā dharaṇīdharāḥ || 44 ||

Ah alas! whither hath that earth disappeared, with all the bodies of waters upon her; where are those multitudes of men fled from it, and where are the mountains swept away from its surface.

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

Han, Kashtam, Kashta, Kva, Gat, Gata, Prithvi, Jalarashi, Jana, Sanghata, Dharanidhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.134.44). 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: “ kaṣṭaṃ kva gatā pṛthvī kva gatā jalarāśayaḥ
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kaṣṭam -
  • kaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gatā -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthvī -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jalarāśayaḥ -
  • jalarāśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kva gatā janasaṃghātāḥ kva gatā dharaṇīdharāḥ
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jana -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅghātāḥ -
  • saṅghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharaṇīdharāḥ -
  • dharaṇīdhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharaṇīdharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.134.44

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 7.134.44 in Gujarati sript:
હા કષ્ટં ક્વ ગતા પૃથ્વી ક્વ ગતા જલરાશયઃ ।
ક્વ ગતા જનસંઘાતાઃ ક્વ ગતા ધરણીધરાઃ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 7.134.44 in Telugu sript:
హా కష్టం క్వ గతా పృథ్వీ క్వ గతా జలరాశయః ।
క్వ గతా జనసంఘాతాః క్వ గతా ధరణీధరాః ॥ ౪౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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