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 3.13.24

भावयत्येति तद्भावं चित्तं चेत्यार्थतामिव ।
परित्यज्यैव तद्बाह्यं ततस्तारककोटरे ॥ २४ ॥

bhāvayatyeti tadbhāvaṃ cittaṃ cetyārthatāmiva |
parityajyaiva tadbāhyaṃ tatastārakakoṭare || 24 ||

By continued meditation of his soul as such, he loses his external sensations, and views this star in his cranium.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.13.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavayatin, Bhavayat, Tadbhava, Citta, Ceti, Cetya, Iva, Parityajya, Parityaj, Tad, Tat, Bahyam, Bahya, Tatah, Tata, Taraka, Kotara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.13.24). 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: “bhāvayatyeti tadbhāvaṃ cittaṃ cetyārthatāmiva
  • bhāvayatye -
  • bhāvayatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhū], [vocative dual from √bhū], [accusative dual from √bhū], [locative single from √bhū]
    bhū (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • tadbhāvam -
  • tadbhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadbhāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadbhāvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • cetyā -
  • cetī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cetya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cetya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cit]
    ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √cit]
    cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √cit]
  • ārthatām -
  • arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “parityajyaiva tadbāhyaṃ tatastārakakoṭare
  • parityajyai -
  • parityajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parityaj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parityaj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bāhyam -
  • bāhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatas -
  • 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]
  • tāraka -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭare -
  • koṭara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    koṭara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    koṭarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.13.24

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 3.13.24 in Gujarati sript:
ભાવયત્યેતિ તદ્ભાવં ચિત્તં ચેત્યાર્થતામિવ ।
પરિત્યજ્યૈવ તદ્બાહ્યં તતસ્તારકકોટરે ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 3.13.24 in Telugu sript:
భావయత్యేతి తద్భావం చిత్తం చేత్యార్థతామివ ।
పరిత్యజ్యైవ తద్బాహ్యం తతస్తారకకోటరే ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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