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 2.19.11

न कृतेनाकृतेनार्थो न श्रुतिस्मृतिविभ्रमैः ।
निर्मन्दर इवाम्भोधिः स तिष्ठति यथास्थितम् ॥ ११ ॥

na kṛtenākṛtenārtho na śrutismṛtivibhramaiḥ |
nirmandara ivāmbhodhiḥ sa tiṣṭhati yathāsthitam || 11 ||

Such a man remains steady at his place like the calm sea undisturbed by the Mandara mountain, whether he has performed his duties according to the Srutis and Smritis or not.

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

Kritena, Krita, Akrita, Artha, Vibhrama, Nih, Mandara, Iva, Ambhodhi, Tishthat, Yathasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.19.11). 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: “na kṛtenākṛtenārtho na śrutismṛtivibhramaiḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtenā -
  • kṛtena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • akṛtenā -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • artho* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutismṛti -
  • śrutismṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vibhramaiḥ -
  • vibhrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “nirmandara ivāmbhodhiḥ sa tiṣṭhati yathāsthitam
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mandara* -
  • mandara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambhodhiḥ -
  • ambhodhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yathāsthitam -
  • yathāsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathāsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.19.11

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 2.19.11 in Gujarati sript:
ન કૃતેનાકૃતેનાર્થો ન શ્રુતિસ્મૃતિવિભ્રમૈઃ ।
નિર્મન્દર ઇવામ્ભોધિઃ સ તિષ્ઠતિ યથાસ્થિતમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 2.19.11 in Telugu sript:
న కృతేనాకృతేనార్థో న శ్రుతిస్మృతివిభ్రమైః ।
నిర్మన్దర ఇవామ్భోధిః స తిష్ఠతి యథాస్థితమ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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