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 1.2.20

मह्यं च भगवन्ब्रूहि कथं संसारसंकटे ।
रामो व्यवहृतो ह्यस्मिन्भरतश्च महामनाः ॥ २० ॥

mahyaṃ ca bhagavanbrūhi kathaṃ saṃsārasaṃkaṭe |
rāmo vyavahṛto hyasminbharataśca mahāmanāḥ || 20 ||

"Now Sir" said Bharadwaja, "explain to me how the great minded Rama and Bharata conducted themselves amidst the troubles of this world.

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

Mahya, Asmad, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Katham, Katha, Samsara, Sankata, Rama, Vyavahrit, Vyavahrita, Idam, Bharat, Bharata, Mahamanas, Mahamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.2.20). 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: “mahyaṃ ca bhagavanbrūhi kathaṃ saṃsārasaṃkaṭe
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃsāra -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkaṭe -
  • saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “rāmo vyavahṛto hyasminbharataśca mahāmanāḥ
  • rāmo* -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • vyavahṛto* -
  • vyavahṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vyavahṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vyavahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bharataś -
  • bharat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāmanāḥ -
  • mahāmanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahāmana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.2.20

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 1.2.20 in Gujarati sript:
મહ્યં ચ ભગવન્બ્રૂહિ કથં સંસારસંકટે ।
રામો વ્યવહૃતો હ્યસ્મિન્ભરતશ્ચ મહામનાઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.2.20 in Telugu sript:
మహ్యం చ భగవన్బ్రూహి కథం సంసారసంకటే ।
రామో వ్యవహృతో హ్యస్మిన్భరతశ్చ మహామనాః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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