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 2.17.17

सास्मद्युष्मत्सविस्तारं सलोकाकाशपर्वतम् ।
पिण्डग्रहविनिर्मुक्तं निर्भित्तिकमपर्वतम् ॥ १७ ॥

sāsmadyuṣmatsavistāraṃ salokākāśaparvatam |
piṇḍagrahavinirmuktaṃ nirbhittikamaparvatam || 17 ||

This ego and non-ego, and this vast expanse with all the worlds, space and mountains, are (to be viewed) as having no form nor foundation, and as there are no such things.

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

Asmad, Yushmad, Stri, Saloka, Akasha, Parvata, Pinda, Graha, Vinirmukta, Nirbhi, Kama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.17). 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: “sāsmadyuṣmatsavistāraṃ salokākāśaparvatam
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • yuṣmat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • savi -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • stāram -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • salokā -
  • saloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saloka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    salokā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāśa -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parvatam -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “piṇḍagrahavinirmuktaṃ nirbhittikamaparvatam
  • piṇḍa -
  • piṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    piṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • graha -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vinirmuktam -
  • vinirmukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinirmukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinirmuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nirbhi -
  • nirbhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nirbhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nirbhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tti -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kama -
  • kama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parvatam -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.17

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 2.17.17 in Gujarati sript:
સાસ્મદ્યુષ્મત્સવિસ્તારં સલોકાકાશપર્વતમ્ ।
પિણ્ડગ્રહવિનિર્મુક્તં નિર્ભિત્તિકમપર્વતમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 2.17.17 in Telugu sript:
సాస్మద్యుష్మత్సవిస్తారం సలోకాకాశపర్వతమ్ ।
పిణ్డగ్రహవినిర్ముక్తం నిర్భిత్తికమపర్వతమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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