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 1.16.7

कल्लोलकलितावर्तं मायामकरमालितम् ।
न निरोद्धुं समर्थोऽस्मि मनोमयमहार्णवम् ॥ ७ ॥

kallolakalitāvartaṃ māyāmakaramālitam |
na niroddhuṃ samartho'smi manomayamahārṇavam || 7 ||

I can not curb my mind, resembling the vast ocean (in its course), and running with its huge surges (of the passions), with whirlpools (of error), and beset by the whales of delusion.

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

Kallola, Kalita, Ritam, Rita, Karama, Samartha, Manomaya, Aha, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.7). 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: “kallolakalitāvartaṃ māyāmakaramālitam
  • kallola -
  • kallola (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kallola (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalitāva -
  • kalita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kal class 10 verb]
  • ar -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māyāma -
  • (verb class 2)
    [optative active first plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • karamā -
  • karama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ali -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “na niroddhuṃ samartho'smi manomayamahārṇavam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • roddhum -
  • rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rudh]
    rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rudh]
  • samartho' -
  • samartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • manomayam -
  • manomaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manomaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arṇavam -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.7

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 1.16.7 in Gujarati sript:
કલ્લોલકલિતાવર્તં માયામકરમાલિતમ્ ।
ન નિરોદ્ધું સમર્થોઽસ્મિ મનોમયમહાર્ણવમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 1.16.7 in Telugu sript:
కల్లోలకలితావర్తం మాయామకరమాలితమ్ ।
న నిరోద్ధుం సమర్థోఽస్మి మనోమయమహార్ణవమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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