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 2.20.13

इदं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुरुषार्थफलप्रदम् ।
तज्ज्ञादाप्ताच्च सच्छास्त्रं श्रोतव्यं किल धीमता ॥ १३ ॥

idaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ puruṣārthaphalapradam |
tajjñādāptācca sacchāstraṃ śrotavyaṃ kila dhīmatā || 13 ||

Learning conduces to renown, long life and to the acquisition of the object of your exertion; therefore should the intelligent learn the good sciences from those who have studied and mastered them.

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

Idam, Yashasya, Ayushya, Purushartha, Phalaprada, Tajjna, Apta, Sacchastra, Shrotavya, Kila, Dhimat, Dhimata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.20.13). 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: “idaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ puruṣārthaphalapradam
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yaśasyam -
  • yaśasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yaśasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yaśasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyuṣyam -
  • āyuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣārtha -
  • puruṣārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalapradam -
  • phalaprada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phalaprada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalapradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tajjñādāptācca sacchāstraṃ śrotavyaṃ kila dhīmatā
  • tajjñād -
  • tajjña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tajjña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āptāc -
  • āpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sacchāstram -
  • sacchāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrotavyam -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrotavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrotavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhīmatā -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.20.13

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 2.20.13 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદં યશસ્યમાયુષ્યં પુરુષાર્થફલપ્રદમ્ ।
તજ્જ્ઞાદાપ્તાચ્ચ સચ્છાસ્ત્રં શ્રોતવ્યં કિલ ધીમતા ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 2.20.13 in Telugu sript:
ఇదం యశస్యమాయుష్యం పురుషార్థఫలప్రదమ్ ।
తజ్జ్ఞాదాప్తాచ్చ సచ్ఛాస్త్రం శ్రోతవ్యం కిల ధీమతా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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