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 2.3.31

वीतशोकभयः शान्तनिर्वाणो गतकल्पनः ।
जीवन्मुक्तो जितमना व्यासोऽयमिति वर्णितः ॥ ३१ ॥

vītaśokabhayaḥ śāntanirvāṇo gatakalpanaḥ |
jīvanmukto jitamanā vyāso'yamiti varṇitaḥ || 31 ||

This Vyasa who is devoid of fear and sorrow, and has become tranquil and emancipate in himself after subduing his mind and discarding the worldly desires is said to be liberated even in his present life time.

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

Vitashokabhaya, Shanta, Nirvana, Gata, Kalpa, Asmad, Jivanmukta, Jitamanas, Vyasa, Aya, Idam, Iti, Varnita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.3.31). 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: “vītaśokabhayaḥ śāntanirvāṇo gatakalpanaḥ
  • vītaśokabhayaḥ -
  • vītaśokabhaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śānta -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • nirvāṇo* -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gata -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpa -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “jīvanmukto jitamanā vyāso'yamiti varṇitaḥ
  • jīvanmukto* -
  • jīvanmukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jitamanā* -
  • jitamanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyāso' -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • varṇitaḥ -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.3.31

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 2.3.31 in Gujarati sript:
વીતશોકભયઃ શાન્તનિર્વાણો ગતકલ્પનઃ ।
જીવન્મુક્તો જિતમના વ્યાસોઽયમિતિ વર્ણિતઃ ॥ 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 2.3.31 in Telugu sript:
వీతశోకభయః శాన్తనిర్వాణో గతకల్పనః ।
జీవన్ముక్తో జితమనా వ్యాసోఽయమితి వర్ణితః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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