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 1.18.50

निःसारसकलारम्भाः कायाश्चपलवायवः ।
रजोमार्गेण गच्छन्तो दृश्यन्ते नेह केनचित् ॥ ५० ॥

niḥsārasakalārambhāḥ kāyāścapalavāyavaḥ |
rajomārgeṇa gacchanto dṛśyante neha kenacit || 50 ||

Our bodies are as empty and fleeting as gusts of wind, passing over a dusty ground, where nobody knows whence they come, and whither they go.

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

Nihsara, Sakala, Arambha, Kaya, Capala, Vayava, Vayu, Raja, Rajas, Marga, Gacchat, Kena, Kah, Kim, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.50). 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: “niḥsārasakalārambhāḥ kāyāścapalavāyavaḥ
  • niḥsāra -
  • niḥsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niḥsāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sakalā -
  • sakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārambhāḥ -
  • ārambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ārambhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāyāś -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • capala -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāyavaḥ -
  • vāyava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “rajomārgeṇa gacchanto dṛśyante neha kenacit
  • rajo -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mārgeṇa -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gacchanto* -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛśyante -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • neha -
  • nah (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.50

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 1.18.50 in Gujarati sript:
નિઃસારસકલારમ્ભાઃ કાયાશ્ચપલવાયવઃ ।
રજોમાર્ગેણ ગચ્છન્તો દૃશ્યન્તે નેહ કેનચિત્ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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 1.18.50 in Telugu sript:
నిఃసారసకలారమ్భాః కాయాశ్చపలవాయవః ।
రజోమార్గేణ గచ్ఛన్తో దృశ్యన్తే నేహ కేనచిత్ ॥ ౫౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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