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 3.1.9

इदं प्रकरणार्थं त्वं संक्षेपाच्छृणु राघव ।
ततः संकथयिष्यामि विस्तरं ते यथेप्सितम् ॥ ९ ॥

idaṃ prakaraṇārthaṃ tvaṃ saṃkṣepācchṛṇu rāghava |
tataḥ saṃkathayiṣyāmi vistaraṃ te yathepsitam || 9 ||

Hear me Rama, now give you an abstract of this book in brief, and I will here-after dilate upon it, as you may wish to know more of this.

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

Idam, Prakarana, Artha, Tva, Yushmad, Sankshepa, Raghava, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vistara, Yathepsita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.1.9). 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 prakaraṇārthaṃ tvaṃ saṃkṣepācchṛṇu rāghava
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prakaraṇā -
  • prakaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkṣepācch -
  • saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rāghava -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tataḥ saṃkathayiṣyāmi vistaraṃ te yathepsitam
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kathayiṣyāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • vistaram -
  • vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yathepsitam -
  • yathepsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathepsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathepsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.1.9

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 3.1.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદં પ્રકરણાર્થં ત્વં સંક્ષેપાચ્છૃણુ રાઘવ ।
તતઃ સંકથયિષ્યામિ વિસ્તરં તે યથેપ્સિતમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 3.1.9 in Telugu sript:
ఇదం ప్రకరణార్థం త్వం సంక్షేపాచ్ఛృణు రాఘవ ।
తతః సంకథయిష్యామి విస్తరం తే యథేప్సితమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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