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 2.16.9

साधुसंगतयो लोके सन्मार्गस्य च दीपिकाः ।
हार्दान्धकारहारिण्यो भासो ज्ञानविवस्वतः ॥ ९ ॥

sādhusaṃgatayo loke sanmārgasya ca dīpikāḥ |
hārdāndhakārahāriṇyo bhāso jñānavivasvataḥ || 9 ||

The society of the virtuous, lends a light to the right path. It destroys the internal darkness of man, by the rays of the sun of knowledge.

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

Sadhusanga, Taya, Loka, Sanmarga, Dipika, Harda, Dhakara, Harini, Bhas, Bhasa, Bhasas, Jnana, Vivasvat, Vivasvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.9). 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: “sādhusaṃgatayo loke sanmārgasya ca dīpikāḥ
  • sādhusaṅga -
  • sādhusaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādhusaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayo* -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sanmārgasya -
  • sanmārga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpikāḥ -
  • dīpikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “hārdāndhakārahāriṇyo bhāso jñānavivasvataḥ
  • hārdān -
  • hārda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhakāra -
  • dhakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāriṇyo* -
  • hāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhāso* -
  • bhāsas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhās (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivasvataḥ -
  • vivasvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivasvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivasvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.9

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 2.16.9 in Gujarati sript:
સાધુસંગતયો લોકે સન્માર્ગસ્ય ચ દીપિકાઃ ।
હાર્દાન્ધકારહારિણ્યો ભાસો જ્ઞાનવિવસ્વતઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 2.16.9 in Telugu sript:
సాధుసంగతయో లోకే సన్మార్గస్య చ దీపికాః ।
హార్దాన్ధకారహారిణ్యో భాసో జ్ఞానవివస్వతః ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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