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 2.19.7

दृष्टान्तैर्यत्नमाश्रित्य जेतव्यं परमे पदम् ।
विचारणवता भाव्यं शान्तिशास्त्रार्थशालिना ॥ ७ ॥

dṛṣṭāntairyatnamāśritya jetavyaṃ parame padam |
vicāraṇavatā bhāvyaṃ śāntiśāstrārthaśālinā || 7 ||

Be attentive to these parables and learn your best state from them;all reasonable men should abide by the lessons of religious works for their internal peace.

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

Drishtanta, Yatna, Ashritya, Jetavya, Parama, Pada, Vicarana, Vata, Bhavya, Bhavi, Shanti, Shastrartha, Shali, Shalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.19.7). 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: “dṛṣṭāntairyatnamāśritya jetavyaṃ parame padam
  • dṛṣṭāntair -
  • dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yatnam -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jetavyam -
  • jetavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jetavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jetavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ji -> jetavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jetavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • parame -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vicāraṇavatā bhāvyaṃ śāntiśāstrārthaśālinā
  • vicāraṇa -
  • vicāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatā* -
  • vata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    van -> vata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √van class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √van class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √van class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √van class 8 verb]
    van -> vatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √van class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √van class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √van class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √van class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √van class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √van class 8 verb]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śānti -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstrārtha -
  • śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinā -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.19.7

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 2.19.7 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટાન્તૈર્યત્નમાશ્રિત્ય જેતવ્યં પરમે પદમ્ ।
વિચારણવતા ભાવ્યં શાન્તિશાસ્ત્રાર્થશાલિના ॥ ૭ ॥

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 2.19.7 in Telugu sript:
దృష్టాన్తైర్యత్నమాశ్రిత్య జేతవ్యం పరమే పదమ్ ।
విచారణవతా భావ్యం శాన్తిశాస్త్రార్థశాలినా ॥ ౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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