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 1.1.27

देवदूत उवाच ।
शृणु भद्रे यथावृत्तं विस्तरेण वदामि ते ।
तस्मिन्राज्ञि वने तत्र तपश्चरति दुस्तरम् ॥ २७ ॥

devadūta uvāca |
śṛṇu bhadre yathāvṛttaṃ vistareṇa vadāmi te |
tasminrājñi vane tatra tapaścarati dustaram || 27 ||

The messenger replied:—Hear me gentle maid, relate to thee in length (everything) as it has occurred.

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

Devaduta, Bhadra, Yathavritta, Vistarena, Vistara, Tad, Yushmad, Rajan, Rajni, Vana, Vani, Tatra, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Dustara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.1.27). 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: “devadūta uvāca
  • devadūta* -
  • devadūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “śṛṇu bhadre yathāvṛttaṃ vistareṇa vadāmi te
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yathāvṛttam -
  • yathāvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathāvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vistareṇa -
  • vistareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vadāmi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “tasminrājñi vane tatra tapaścarati dustaram
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rājñi -
  • rājñī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tapaś -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dustaram -
  • dustara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dustara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dustarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.1.27

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 1.1.27 in Gujarati sript:
દેવદૂત ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ ભદ્રે યથાવૃત્તં વિસ્તરેણ વદામિ તે ।
તસ્મિન્રાજ્ઞિ વને તત્ર તપશ્ચરતિ દુસ્તરમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 1.1.27 in Telugu sript:
దేవదూత ఉవాచ ।
శృణు భద్రే యథావృత్తం విస్తరేణ వదామి తే ।
తస్మిన్రాజ్ఞి వనే తత్ర తపశ్చరతి దుస్తరమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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