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 2.11.46

प्रामाणिकस्य तज्ज्ञस्य वक्तुः पृष्टस्य यत्नतः ।
नानुतिष्ठति यो वाक्य नान्यस्तस्मान्नराधमः ॥ ४६ ॥

prāmāṇikasya tajjñasya vaktuḥ pṛṣṭasya yatnataḥ |
nānutiṣṭhati yo vākya nānyastasmānnarādhamaḥ || 46 ||

Whoever does not carefully attend to the words of the truth-telling preceptor who is asked about anything, is the basest of men.

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

Pramanika, Tajjna, Vaktri, Prishta, Yatnatah, Yatnata, Nanu, Tishthat, Yah, Vakya, Asta, Sma, Sman, Anna, Radha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.11.46). 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: “prāmāṇikasya tajjñasya vaktuḥ pṛṣṭasya yatnataḥ
  • prāmāṇikasya -
  • prāmāṇika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prāmāṇika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tajjñasya -
  • tajjña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tajjña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vaktuḥ -
  • vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pṛṣṭasya -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • yatnataḥ -
  • yatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatnata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nānutiṣṭhati yo vākya nānyastasmānnarādhamaḥ
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vākya -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • asta -
  • asta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smā -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ānna -
  • ānna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rādham -
  • rādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rādha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rādhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.11.46

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 2.11.46 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રામાણિકસ્ય તજ્જ્ઞસ્ય વક્તુઃ પૃષ્ટસ્ય યત્નતઃ ।
નાનુતિષ્ઠતિ યો વાક્ય નાન્યસ્તસ્માન્નરાધમઃ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 2.11.46 in Telugu sript:
ప్రామాణికస్య తజ్జ్ఞస్య వక్తుః పృష్టస్య యత్నతః ।
నానుతిష్ఠతి యో వాక్య నాన్యస్తస్మాన్నరాధమః ॥ ౪౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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