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 1.29.23

आयुर्वायुविघट्टिताभ्रपटलीलम्बाम्बुवद्भङ्गुरं भोगा मेघवितानमध्यविलसत्सौदामिनीचञ्चलाः ।
लोलायौवनलालनाजलरयश्चेत्याकलय्य द्रुतं मुद्रैवाद्य दृढार्पिता ननु मया चित्ते चिरं शान्तये ॥ २३ ॥

āyurvāyuvighaṭṭitābhrapaṭalīlambāmbuvadbhaṅguraṃ bhogā meghavitānamadhyavilasatsaudāminīcañcalāḥ |
lolāyauvanalālanājalarayaścetyākalayya drutaṃ mudraivādya dṛḍhārpitā nanu mayā citte ciraṃ śāntaye || 23 ||

Life is as fickle as a drop of water pending on a mass of clouds blown away by the winds. Our enjoyments are as unsteady as the lightning that flickers in the midst of clouds. The pleasures of youth are as slippery as water. With these reflections in my mind, I have subdued them all under the province of peace and tranquility.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.29.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayu, Ayus, Vayu, Vighattita, Abhra, Pata, Lila, Ambuvat, Bhangura, Bhoga, Meghavitana, Adhi, Avi, Lasat, Saudamini, Cancala, Lola, Ala, Aja, Raya, Cetya, Ceti, Drutam, Druta, Mudra, Eva, Dridha, Arpita, Nanu, Maya, Asmad, Citta, Citti, Ciram, Cira, Shanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.29.23). 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: “āyurvāyuvighaṭṭitābhrapaṭalīlambāmbuvadbhaṅguraṃ bhogā meghavitānamadhyavilasatsaudāminīcañcalāḥ
  • āyur -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyu -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vighaṭṭitā -
  • vighaṭṭita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vighaṭṭita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vighaṭṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhra -
  • abhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paṭa -
  • paṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • līlam -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    līla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    līla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambuvad -
  • ambuvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ambuvat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ambuvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaṅguram -
  • bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaṅgura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhogā* -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • meghavitānam -
  • meghavitāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    meghavitāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • avi -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • lasat -
  • las -> lasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
  • saudāminī -
  • saudāminī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saudāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • cañcalāḥ -
  • cañcala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cañcalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “lolāyauvanalālanājalarayaścetyākalayya drutaṃ mudraivādya dṛḍhārpitā nanu mayā citte ciraṃ śāntaye
  • lolāyau -
  • lola (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    lola (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • auvan -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • alā -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ālan -
  • al (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • āja -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rayaś -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cetyā -
  • cetyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √cit]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kalayya -
  • kal -> kalayya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kal]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mudrai -
  • mudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evād -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • dṛḍhā -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arpitā* -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √]
    -> arpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √], [accusative plural from √]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • citte -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    citti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śāntaye -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.29.23

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

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Preview of verse 1.29.23 in Gujarati sript:
આયુર્વાયુવિઘટ્ટિતાભ્રપટલીલમ્બામ્બુવદ્ભઙ્ગુરં ભોગા મેઘવિતાનમધ્યવિલસત્સૌદામિનીચઞ્ચલાઃ ।
લોલાયૌવનલાલનાજલરયશ્ચેત્યાકલય્ય દ્રુતં મુદ્રૈવાદ્ય દૃઢાર્પિતા નનુ મયા ચિત્તે ચિરં શાન્તયે ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.29.23 in Telugu sript:
ఆయుర్వాయువిఘట్టితాభ్రపటలీలమ్బామ్బువద్భఙ్గురం భోగా మేఘవితానమధ్యవిలసత్సౌదామినీచఞ్చలాః ।
లోలాయౌవనలాలనాజలరయశ్చేత్యాకలయ్య ద్రుతం ముద్రైవాద్య దృఢార్పితా నను మయా చిత్తే చిరం శాన్తయే ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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