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 3.18.24

लीलोवाच ।
स्मृतिः सा देवि मद्भर्तुस्तथा स्फारत्वमागता ।
स्मृतिस्तत्कारणं वेद्मि सर्गोऽयमिति निश्चयः ॥ २४ ॥

līlovāca |
smṛtiḥ sā devi madbhartustathā sphāratvamāgatā |
smṛtistatkāraṇaṃ vedmi sargo'yamiti niścayaḥ || 24 ||

Lila said:—Methinks goddess, that it was the expansion of my husband's memory that was the cause of his regenerations; because it is certain that reminiscence is the cause of the reproduction of objects before us.

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

Lila, Smriti, Devi, Devin, Asmad, Bhartri, Tatha, Sphara, Tva, Yushmad, Agata, Tat, Tad, Karana, Sarga, Aya, Idam, Iti, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.24). 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: “līlovāca
  • līlo -
  • līla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līlā (noun, feminine)
    [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: “smṛtiḥ devi madbhartustathā sphāratvamāgatā
  • smṛtiḥ -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • bhartus -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphāra -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • āgatā -
  • āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “smṛtistatkāraṇaṃ vedmi sargo'yamiti niścayaḥ
  • smṛtis -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vedmi -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • sargo' -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścayaḥ -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.24

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 3.18.24 in Gujarati sript:
લીલોવાચ ।
સ્મૃતિઃ સા દેવિ મદ્ભર્તુસ્તથા સ્ફારત્વમાગતા ।
સ્મૃતિસ્તત્કારણં વેદ્મિ સર્ગોઽયમિતિ નિશ્ચયઃ ॥ 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 3.18.24 in Telugu sript:
లీలోవాచ ।
స్మృతిః సా దేవి మద్భర్తుస్తథా స్ఫారత్వమాగతా ।
స్మృతిస్తత్కారణం వేద్మి సర్గోఽయమితి నిశ్చయః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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