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 1.31.13

कथं च धीरवर्याग्नौ पततापि न दह्यते ।
पावके पारदेनेव रसेन रसशालिना ॥ १३ ॥

kathaṃ ca dhīravaryāgnau patatāpi na dahyate |
pāvake pāradeneva rasena rasaśālinā || 13 ||

Tell me, O thou best of sages, how one may escape unburnt like mercury (in its chemical process), when fallen upon the furnace of the earth.

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

Katham, Katha, Dhira, Vari, Varin, Varya, Agna, Patat, Api, Pavaka, Pavaki, Parada, Iva, Rasa, Shali, Shalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.31.13). 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: “kathaṃ ca dhīravaryāgnau patatāpi na dahyate
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīra -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varyā -
  • varī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    varin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    varya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vṛ]
    varyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛ]
    vṛ -> varyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ]
  • āgnau -
  • āgna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • patatā -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dahyate -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “pāvake pāradeneva rasena rasaśālinā
  • pāvake -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāvaki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pāradene -
  • pārada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rasena -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rasa -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śālinā -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.31.13

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 1.31.13 in Gujarati sript:
કથં ચ ધીરવર્યાગ્નૌ પતતાપિ ન દહ્યતે ।
પાવકે પારદેનેવ રસેન રસશાલિના ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 1.31.13 in Telugu sript:
కథం చ ధీరవర్యాగ్నౌ పతతాపి న దహ్యతే ।
పావకే పారదేనేవ రసేన రసశాలినా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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