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 1.30.23

किमिह स्यादुपादेयं किंवा हेयमथेतरत् ।
कथं विश्रान्तिमायातु चेतश्चपलमद्रिवत् ॥ २३ ॥

kimiha syādupādeyaṃ kiṃvā heyamathetarat |
kathaṃ viśrāntimāyātu cetaścapalamadrivat || 23 ||

Tell me what thing is most delectable to the mind, and what most abominable to it; as also how this fickle and inconstant mind may get its fixedness like that of a rock.

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

Kimi, Han, Syat, Sya, Upadeya, Kim, Var, Heya, Atha, Itara, Katham, Katha, Vishranti, Aya, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Capalam, Capala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.30.23). 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: “kimiha syādupādeyaṃ kiṃvā heyamathetarat
  • kimi -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • upādeyam -
  • upādeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upādeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upādeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kiṃ -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • heyam -
  • heya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    heya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    heyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    hi -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • athe -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • itarat -
  • itara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ viśrāntimāyātu cetaścapalamadrivat
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viśrāntim -
  • viśrānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āyā -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cetaś -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ceta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • capalam -
  • capalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    capala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    capalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adrivat -
  • adrivat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.30.23

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 1.30.23 in Gujarati sript:
કિમિહ સ્યાદુપાદેયં કિંવા હેયમથેતરત્ ।
કથં વિશ્રાન્તિમાયાતુ ચેતશ્ચપલમદ્રિવત્ ॥ 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 1.30.23 in Telugu sript:
కిమిహ స్యాదుపాదేయం కింవా హేయమథేతరత్ ।
కథం విశ్రాన్తిమాయాతు చేతశ్చపలమద్రివత్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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