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 3.18.26

लीलोवाच ।
स्मृत्याकाशमयः सर्गो यथा भर्तुर्ममोदितः ।
तथैवेममहं मन्ये स सर्गोऽत्र निदर्शनम् ॥ २६ ॥

līlovāca |
smṛtyākāśamayaḥ sargo yathā bharturmamoditaḥ |
tathaivemamahaṃ manye sa sargo'tra nidarśanam || 26 ||

Lila said:—Yes I find reminiscence to be an airy thing, and its reproduction of my husband and all other things within me to be but empty shadows in the 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 (3.18.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lila, Smriti, Smritya, Akashamaya, Sarga, Yatha, Bhartri, Asmad, Mama, Udita, Tatha, Idam, Aha, Manya, Mani, Atra, Nidarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.26). 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: “smṛtyākāśamayaḥ sargo yathā bharturmamoditaḥ
  • smṛtyā -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    smṛ -> smṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √smṛ]
    smṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākāśamayaḥ -
  • ākāśamaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sargo* -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhartur -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mamo -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • uditaḥ -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “tathaivemamahaṃ manye sa sargo'tra nidarśanam
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aive -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sargo' -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nidarśanam -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.26

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 3.18.26 in Gujarati sript:
લીલોવાચ ।
સ્મૃત્યાકાશમયઃ સર્ગો યથા ભર્તુર્મમોદિતઃ ।
તથૈવેમમહં મન્યે સ સર્ગોઽત્ર નિદર્શનમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 3.18.26 in Telugu sript:
లీలోవాచ ।
స్మృత్యాకాశమయః సర్గో యథా భర్తుర్మమోదితః ।
తథైవేమమహం మన్యే స సర్గోఽత్ర నిదర్శనమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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