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 3.15.17

अत्रेदं मण्डपाख्यानं शृणु श्रवणभूषणम् ।
निःसंदेहो यथैषोऽर्थश्चित्ते विश्रान्तिमेष्यति ॥ १७ ॥

atredaṃ maṇḍapākhyānaṃ śṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam |
niḥsaṃdeho yathaiṣo'rthaścitte viśrāntimeṣyati || 17 ||

Attend now to the story of the Temple which is pleasant to hear, and which will impress this truth deeply in your mind.

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

Atra, Atri, Idam, Mandapa, Akhyana, Shravanabhushana, Nihsandeha, Yatha, Artha, Citta, Citti, Vishranti, Eshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.15.17). 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: “atredaṃ maṇḍapākhyānaṃ śṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam
  • atre -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    atri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍapā -
  • maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṇḍapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyānam -
  • ākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śravaṇabhūṣaṇam -
  • śravaṇabhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “niḥsaṃdeho yathaiṣo'rthaścitte viśrāntimeṣyati
  • niḥsandeho* -
  • niḥsandeha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiṣo' -
  • eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • arthaś -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citte -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    citti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • viśrāntim -
  • viśrānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eṣyati -
  • eṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.15.17

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 3.15.17 in Gujarati sript:
અત્રેદં મણ્ડપાખ્યાનં શૃણુ શ્રવણભૂષણમ્ ।
નિઃસંદેહો યથૈષોઽર્થશ્ચિત્તે વિશ્રાન્તિમેષ્યતિ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.15.17 in Telugu sript:
అత్రేదం మణ్డపాఖ్యానం శృణు శ్రవణభూషణమ్ ।
నిఃసందేహో యథైషోఽర్థశ్చిత్తే విశ్రాన్తిమేష్యతి ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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