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 1.18.56

प्रज्ञा वराका सर्वैव कायबद्धास्थयानया ।
मिथ्याज्ञानकुराक्षस्या छलिता कष्टमेकिका ॥ ५६ ॥

prajñā varākā sarvaiva kāyabaddhāsthayānayā |
mithyājñānakurākṣasyā chalitā kaṣṭamekikā || 56 ||

Our reason unaided (by religion) is kept in bondage like a female slave within the prison of our bodies, by the malicious fiend of false knowledge.

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

Prajna, Saru, Sarva, Kaya, Baddha, Tha, Yana, Mithyajnana, Kura, Chalita, Kashtam, Kashta, Ekin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.56). 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: “prajñā varākā sarvaiva kāyabaddhāsthayānayā
  • prajñā* -
  • prajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varākā -
  • sarvai -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kāya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • baddhās -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    baddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yānayā -
  • yānā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “mithyājñānakurākṣasyā chalitā kaṣṭamekikā
  • mithyājñāna -
  • mithyājñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurā -
  • kurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akṣasyā -
  • chalitā -
  • chalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṣṭam -
  • kaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • eki -
  • ekin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ekin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.56

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 1.18.56 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રજ્ઞા વરાકા સર્વૈવ કાયબદ્ધાસ્થયાનયા ।
મિથ્યાજ્ઞાનકુરાક્ષસ્યા છલિતા કષ્ટમેકિકા ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 1.18.56 in Telugu sript:
ప్రజ్ఞా వరాకా సర్వైవ కాయబద్ధాస్థయానయా ।
మిథ్యాజ్ఞానకురాక్షస్యా ఛలితా కష్టమేకికా ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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