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 2.16.24

विचारसंतोषशमसत्समागमशालिनि ।
प्रवर्तन्ते श्रियो जन्तौ कल्पवृक्षाश्रिते यथा ॥ २४ ॥

vicārasaṃtoṣaśamasatsamāgamaśālini |
pravartante śriyo jantau kalpavṛkṣāśrite yathā || 24 ||

All prosperity attends on him who is possessed of reason, contentment, quietism and the habit of keeping good company, like the fruits of the kalpa tree.

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

Vicara, Santosha, Shama, Satsamagama, Shalin, Shalini, Prava, Ritam, Tad, Yushmad, Shri, Shriya, Jantu, Janta, Kalpavriksha, Ashrita, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.24). 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: “vicārasaṃtoṣaśamasatsamāgamaśālini
  • vicāra -
  • vicāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santoṣa -
  • santoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śama -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satsamāgama -
  • satsamāgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālini -
  • śālinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pravartante śriyo jantau kalpavṛkṣāśrite yathā
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śriyo* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jantau -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jam -> janta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √jam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jam class 1 verb]
  • kalpavṛkṣā -
  • kalpavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśrite -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśrita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.24

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 2.16.24 in Gujarati sript:
વિચારસંતોષશમસત્સમાગમશાલિનિ ।
પ્રવર્તન્તે શ્રિયો જન્તૌ કલ્પવૃક્ષાશ્રિતે યથા ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 2.16.24 in Telugu sript:
విచారసంతోషశమసత్సమాగమశాలిని ।
ప్రవర్తన్తే శ్రియో జన్తౌ కల్పవృక్షాశ్రితే యథా ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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