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 2.17.18

पृथ्व्यादिभूतरहितं संकल्प इव पत्तनम् ।
स्वप्नोपलम्भभावाभं मनोराज्यवदाततम् ॥ १८ ॥

pṛthvyādibhūtarahitaṃ saṃkalpa iva pattanam |
svapnopalambhabhāvābhaṃ manorājyavadātatam || 18 ||

There are no elements as the earth and others which exist in our fancy only, and are like phantoms appearing in a dream, or as aerial castles and chimeras of the mind.

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

Prithvi, Adibhuta, Rahita, Sankalpa, Iva, Pattana, Svapna, Upalambha, Bha, Bhava, Bhu, Abha, Manorajya, Vada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.18). 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: “pṛthvyādibhūtarahitaṃ saṃkalpa iva pattanam
  • pṛthvyā -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ādibhūta -
  • ādibhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādibhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rahitam -
  • rahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
    rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
  • saṅkalpa* -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pattanam -
  • pattana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pattana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pattanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “svapnopalambhabhāvābhaṃ manorājyavadātatam
  • svapno -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upalambha -
  • upalambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvā -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manorājya -
  • manorājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadāt -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.18

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 2.17.18 in Gujarati sript:
પૃથ્વ્યાદિભૂતરહિતં સંકલ્પ ઇવ પત્તનમ્ ।
સ્વપ્નોપલમ્ભભાવાભં મનોરાજ્યવદાતતમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.17.18 in Telugu sript:
పృథ్వ్యాదిభూతరహితం సంకల్ప ఇవ పత్తనమ్ ।
స్వప్నోపలమ్భభావాభం మనోరాజ్యవదాతతమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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