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 1.25.31

पुनर्लास्यमयीं नृत्यलीलां सर्गस्वरूपिणीम् ।
तनोतीमां जराशोकदुःखाभिभवभूषिताम् ॥ ३१ ॥

punarlāsyamayīṃ nṛtyalīlāṃ sargasvarūpiṇīm |
tanotīmāṃ jarāśokaduḥkhābhibhavabhūṣitām || 31 ||

Destiny as an actress, acts by turns her parts of creation and destruction, diversified by scenes of old age, sorrow and misery.

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

Punar, Lasya, Ayi, Ayin, Nritya, Lila, Sarga, Svarupini, Iyam, Idam, Jara, Kha, Abhibhava, Bhushita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.25.31). 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: “punarlāsyamayīṃ nṛtyalīlāṃ sargasvarūpiṇīm
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • lāsyam -
  • lāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    las -> lāsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √las]
    las -> lāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb], [nominative single from √las], [accusative single from √las]
  • ayī -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛtya -
  • nṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nṛt]
    nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • līlām -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarga -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarūpiṇīm -
  • svarūpiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tanotīmāṃ jarāśokaduḥkhābhibhavabhūṣitām
  • tanotī -
  • tan (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • jarā -
  • jara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    jṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśokad -
  • śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • khā -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhibhava -
  • abhibhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhibhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣitām -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhūṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.25.31

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 1.25.31 in Gujarati sript:
પુનર્લાસ્યમયીં નૃત્યલીલાં સર્ગસ્વરૂપિણીમ્ ।
તનોતીમાં જરાશોકદુઃખાભિભવભૂષિતામ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 1.25.31 in Telugu sript:
పునర్లాస్యమయీం నృత్యలీలాం సర్గస్వరూపిణీమ్ ।
తనోతీమాం జరాశోకదుఃఖాభిభవభూషితామ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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