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 1.7.1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा राजसिंहस्य वाक्यमद्भुतविस्तरम् ।
हृष्टरोमा महातेजा विश्वामित्रोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca |
tacchrutvā rājasiṃhasya vākyamadbhutavistaram |
hṛṣṭaromā mahātejā viśvāmitro'bhyabhāṣata || 1 ||

After the illustrious Viswamitra had heard the aforesaid unusually lengthy speech of the lion among kings, his hairs stood erect with joy, and he said.

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

Shri, Valmiki, Tat, Tad, Rajasimha, Vakya, Adbhuta, Vistara, Hrishtaroma, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Vishvamitra, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.7.1). 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: “śrīvālmīkiruvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vālmīkir -
  • vālmīki (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: “tacchrutvā rājasiṃhasya vākyamadbhutavistaram
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • rājasiṃhasya -
  • rājasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • adbhuta -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vistaram -
  • vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “hṛṣṭaromā mahātejā viśvāmitro'bhyabhāṣata
  • hṛṣṭaromā* -
  • hṛṣṭaromā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātejā* -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśvāmitro' -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.7.1

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 1.7.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવાલ્મીકિરુવાચ ।
તચ્છ્રુત્વા રાજસિંહસ્ય વાક્યમદ્ભુતવિસ્તરમ્ ।
હૃષ્ટરોમા મહાતેજા વિશ્વામિત્રોઽભ્યભાષત ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.7.1 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవాల్మీకిరువాచ ।
తచ్ఛ్రుత్వా రాజసింహస్య వాక్యమద్భుతవిస్తరమ్ ।
హృష్టరోమా మహాతేజా విశ్వామిత్రోఽభ్యభాషత ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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