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 6.31.22

रूपालोकमनस्कारवलिता चिदबोधतः ।
बोधतश्चैव भवति निद्रां सदसती यतः ॥ २२ ॥

rūpālokamanaskāravalitā cidabodhataḥ |
bodhataścaiva bhavati nidrāṃ sadasatī yataḥ || 22 ||

It is then accompanied with the powers of vision and reflection, which are wakeful in the waking state and lie dormant in sleep; whence it is said to be existent and inexistent by turns.

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

Rupa, Aloka, Manaskara, Valita, Cit, Bodhatah, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nidra, Sadasat, Yatah, Yat, Yata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.31.22). 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: “rūpālokamanaskāravalitā cidabodhataḥ
  • rūpā -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āloka -
  • āloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manaskāra -
  • manaskāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valitā -
  • valitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    val -> valitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]
    val (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abodhat -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bodhataścaiva bhavati nidrāṃ sadasatī yataḥ
  • bodhataś -
  • bodhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • nidrām -
  • nidrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sadasatī -
  • sadasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.31.22

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 6.31.22 in Gujarati sript:
રૂપાલોકમનસ્કારવલિતા ચિદબોધતઃ ।
બોધતશ્ચૈવ ભવતિ નિદ્રાં સદસતી યતઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 6.31.22 in Telugu sript:
రూపాలోకమనస్కారవలితా చిదబోధతః ।
బోధతశ్చైవ భవతి నిద్రాం సదసతీ యతః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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