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 2.16.11

नीरागाश्छिन्नसंदेहा गलितग्रन्थयोऽनघ ।
साधवो यदि विद्यन्ते किं तपस्तीर्थसंग्रहैः ॥ ११ ॥

nīrāgāśchinnasaṃdehā galitagranthayo'nagha |
sādhavo yadi vidyante kiṃ tapastīrthasaṃgrahaiḥ || 11 ||

Whoever has the society of virtuous men, and whose lives are free from passions and sins, and doubts and the knots (of scruples in their hearts), of what use is (the observance of) austerity, or (performance of) pilgrimage (to him)?

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

Niraga, Chinna, Sandeha, Galita, Granthi, Anagha, Sadhu, Yadi, Yad, Kim, Tapastirtha, Sangraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.11). 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: “nīrāgāśchinnasaṃdehā galitagranthayo'nagha
  • nīrāgāś -
  • nīrāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nīrāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • chinna -
  • chinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandehā* -
  • sandeha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • galita -
  • galita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    galita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • granthayo' -
  • granthi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • anagha -
  • anagha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anagha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sādhavo yadi vidyante kiṃ tapastīrthasaṃgrahaiḥ
  • sādhavo* -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vidyante -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third plural]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapastīrtha -
  • tapastīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgrahaiḥ -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṅgraha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.11

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 2.16.11 in Gujarati sript:
નીરાગાશ્છિન્નસંદેહા ગલિતગ્રન્થયોઽનઘ ।
સાધવો યદિ વિદ્યન્તે કિં તપસ્તીર્થસંગ્રહૈઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 2.16.11 in Telugu sript:
నీరాగాశ్ఛిన్నసందేహా గలితగ్రన్థయోఽనఘ ।
సాధవో యది విద్యన్తే కిం తపస్తీర్థసంగ్రహైః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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