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 2.18.5

यथोषसि प्रवृत्तायामालोकोऽवश्यमेष्यति ।
अस्यां वा चित्तमात्रायां सुविवेकस्तथैष्यति ॥ ५ ॥

yathoṣasi pravṛttāyāmāloko'vaśyameṣyati |
asyāṃ vā cittamātrāyāṃ suvivekastathaiṣyati || 5 ||

As early dawn is invariably accompanied by its train of light, so is good judgement an inevitable attendant on the perusal of this work.

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

Yatha, Ushas, Ushasi, Pravritta, Aloka, Avashyam, Eshyat, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Citta, Atra, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.5). 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: “yathoṣasi pravṛttāyāmāloko'vaśyameṣyati
  • yatho -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uṣasi -
  • uṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    uṣas (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    uṣas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pravṛttāyām -
  • pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • āloko' -
  • āloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avaśyam -
  • avaśyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eṣyati -
  • eṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “asyāṃ cittamātrāyāṃ suvivekastathaiṣyati
  • asyām -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ātrāyā -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • suvi -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • veka -
  • vak (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • thai -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • eṣyati -
  • eṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.5

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 2.18.5 in Gujarati sript:
યથોષસિ પ્રવૃત્તાયામાલોકોઽવશ્યમેષ્યતિ ।
અસ્યાં વા ચિત્તમાત્રાયાં સુવિવેકસ્તથૈષ્યતિ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 2.18.5 in Telugu sript:
యథోషసి ప్రవృత్తాయామాలోకోఽవశ్యమేష్యతి ।
అస్యాం వా చిత్తమాత్రాయాం సువివేకస్తథైష్యతి ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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