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 3.8.7

श्रीराम उवाच ।
आत्मज्ञानप्रबोधाय शास्त्रं शास्त्रविदां वर ।
किं नाम तत्प्रधानं स्याद्यस्मिञ्ज्ञाते न शोच्यते ॥ ७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
ātmajñānaprabodhāya śāstraṃ śāstravidāṃ vara |
kiṃ nāma tatpradhānaṃ syādyasmiñjñāte na śocyate || 7 ||

Rama said:—O you, that are best acquainted with the Sastras, tell me which is the best Sastra for the attainment of spiritual knowledge, and a conversancy with which may release us from the sorrows of this life.

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

Shrirama, Atmajnana, Prabodha, Shastra, Shastravid, Shastravida, Vara, Kim, Naman, Tatpradhana, Syat, Sya, Yah, Yat, Jnata, Jnati, Shocyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.8.7). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ātmajñānaprabodhāya śāstraṃ śāstravidāṃ vara
  • ātmajñāna -
  • ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabodhāya -
  • prabodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śāstram -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstravidām -
  • śāstravid (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śāstravid (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śāstravidā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “kiṃ nāma tatpradhānaṃ syādyasmiñjñāte na śocyate
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatpradhānam -
  • tatpradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatpradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatpradhānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • yasmiñ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jñāte -
  • jñāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jñāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jñātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śocyate -
  • śocyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śuc (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    śuc (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.8.7

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 3.8.7 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
આત્મજ્ઞાનપ્રબોધાય શાસ્ત્રં શાસ્ત્રવિદાં વર ।
કિં નામ તત્પ્રધાનં સ્યાદ્યસ્મિઞ્જ્ઞાતે ન શોચ્યતે ॥ 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 3.8.7 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
ఆత్మజ్ఞానప్రబోధాయ శాస్త్రం శాస్త్రవిదాం వర ।
కిం నామ తత్ప్రధానం స్యాద్యస్మిఞ్జ్ఞాతే న శోచ్యతే ॥ ౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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