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 1.28.14

आलक्ष्यते स्थितिरियं जागती जनितभ्रमा ।
नृत्तावेशविवृत्तेव संसारारभटीनटी ॥ १४ ॥

ālakṣyate sthitiriyaṃ jāgatī janitabhramā |
nṛttāveśavivṛtteva saṃsārārabhaṭīnaṭī || 14 ||

The existence of this delusive world, is as the appearance of an actress on the stage, shuffling her vests as she trudges along in her dancing.

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

Alakshi, Alakshya, Sthiti, Iyam, Idam, Agati, Nid, Abhrama, Nritta, Avesha, Vivritta, Vivritti, Iva, Samsara, Arabhati, Nati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.14). 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: “ālakṣyate sthitiriyaṃ jāgatī janitabhramā
  • ālakṣya -
  • ālakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ālakṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ālakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ate -
  • sthitir -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatī -
  • agati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nit -
  • nid (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abhramā -
  • abhramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nṛttāveśavivṛtteva saṃsārārabhaṭīnaṭī
  • nṛttā -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • āveśa -
  • āveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivṛtte -
  • vivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vivṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vivṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃsārā -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārabhaṭī -
  • ārabhaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • naṭī -
  • naṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.14

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 1.28.14 in Gujarati sript:
આલક્ષ્યતે સ્થિતિરિયં જાગતી જનિતભ્રમા ।
નૃત્તાવેશવિવૃત્તેવ સંસારારભટીનટી ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 1.28.14 in Telugu sript:
ఆలక్ష్యతే స్థితిరియం జాగతీ జనితభ్రమా ।
నృత్తావేశవివృత్తేవ సంసారారభటీనటీ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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