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 1.21.30

इत्येषा ललनाङ्गानामचिरेणैव भाविनी ।
स्थितिर्मया वः कथिता किं भ्रान्तिमनुधावथ ॥ ३० ॥

ityeṣā lalanāṅgānāmacireṇaiva bhāvinī |
sthitirmayā vaḥ kathitā kiṃ bhrāntimanudhāvatha || 30 ||

This is the state to which the members of the female body must shortly come to pass, you say all existence to be delusion, tell me therefore why do you allow yourselves to fall into error?

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

Iti, Itya, Isha, Lalana, Anga, Acirena, Acira, Bhavin, Bhavini, Bhavi, Sthiti, Maya, Yushmad, Kathita, Kim, Bhrantimat, Udhan, Udha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.30). 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: “ityeṣā lalanāṅgānāmacireṇaiva bhāvinī
  • itye -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • iṣā* -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lalanā -
  • lalana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lalana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lalanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgānām -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • acireṇai -
  • acireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhāvinī -
  • bhāvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sthitirmayā vaḥ kathitā kiṃ bhrāntimanudhāvatha
  • sthitir -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • kathitā -
  • kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhrāntiman -
  • bhrāntimat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • udhā -
  • udhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    udhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avatha -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
    u (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.30

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 1.21.30 in Gujarati sript:
ઇત્યેષા લલનાઙ્ગાનામચિરેણૈવ ભાવિની ।
સ્થિતિર્મયા વઃ કથિતા કિં ભ્રાન્તિમનુધાવથ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 1.21.30 in Telugu sript:
ఇత్యేషా లలనాఙ్గానామచిరేణైవ భావినీ ।
స్థితిర్మయా వః కథితా కిం భ్రాన్తిమనుధావథ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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