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 1.1.26

अप्सरा उवाच ।
वृत्तान्तः कोऽभवत्तत्र कथयस्व मम प्रभो ।
प्रष्टुकामा विनीतास्मि नोद्वेगं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ २६ ॥

apsarā uvāca |
vṛttāntaḥ ko'bhavattatra kathayasva mama prabho |
praṣṭukāmā vinītāsmi nodvegaṃ kartumarhasi || 26 ||

Suruchi said:—Tell me, my Lord, what matter has taken place there. I am with submission (much) inquisitive after it, nor shouldest thou cause me (the pain of) anxiety.

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

Apsaras, Apsara, Vrittanta, Kah, Tatra, Asmad, Prabhu, Pra, Kama, Vinita, Nri, Udvega, Kartu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.1.26). 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: “apsarā uvāca
  • apsarā* -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    apsarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    apsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “vṛttāntaḥ ko'bhavattatra kathayasva mama prabho
  • vṛttāntaḥ -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kathayasva -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “praṣṭukāmā vinītāsmi nodvegaṃ kartumarhasi
  • praṣ -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭu -
  • ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāmā* -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vinītā -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • udvegam -
  • udvega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udvega (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udvegā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.1.26

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 1.1.26 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્સરા ઉવાચ ।
વૃત્તાન્તઃ કોઽભવત્તત્ર કથયસ્વ મમ પ્રભો ।
પ્રષ્ટુકામા વિનીતાસ્મિ નોદ્વેગં કર્તુમર્હસિ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 1.1.26 in Telugu sript:
అప్సరా ఉవాచ ।
వృత్తాన్తః కోఽభవత్తత్ర కథయస్వ మమ ప్రభో ।
ప్రష్టుకామా వినీతాస్మి నోద్వేగం కర్తుమర్హసి ॥ ౨౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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