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 1.17.43

लोकोऽयमखिलं दुःखं चिन्तयोज्झितयोज्झति ।
तृष्णाविषूचिकामन्त्रश्चिन्तात्यागो हि कथ्यते ॥ ४३ ॥

loko'yamakhilaṃ duḥkhaṃ cintayojjhitayojjhati |
tṛṣṇāviṣūcikāmantraścintātyāgo hi kathyate || 43 ||

Men may get rid of their misery by their being freed from anxieties. It is the abandonment of cares which is said to be the best remedy of avarice.

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

Loka, Aya, Idam, Akhila, Duhkham, Duhkha, Cinta, Ujjhita, Ujjhat, Trishna, Vishucika, Amantra, Yaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.43). 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: “loko'yamakhilaṃ duḥkhaṃ cintayojjhitayojjhati
  • loko' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cintayo -
  • cintā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ujjhitayo -
  • ujjhitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ujjh -> ujjhitā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
  • ujjhati -
  • ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ujjh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tṛṣṇāviṣūcikāmantraścintātyāgo hi kathyate
  • tṛṣṇā -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣūcikā -
  • viṣūcikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • amantraś -
  • amantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cintāt -
  • cinta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cinta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāgo* -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.43

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 1.17.43 in Gujarati sript:
લોકોઽયમખિલં દુઃખં ચિન્તયોજ્ઝિતયોજ્ઝતિ ।
તૃષ્ણાવિષૂચિકામન્ત્રશ્ચિન્તાત્યાગો હિ કથ્યતે ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 1.17.43 in Telugu sript:
లోకోఽయమఖిలం దుఃఖం చిన్తయోజ్ఝితయోజ్ఝతి ।
తృష్ణావిషూచికామన్త్రశ్చిన్తాత్యాగో హి కథ్యతే ॥ ౪౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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