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 3.20.54

तैक्ष्ण्यं यथा मरिचबीजकणे स्थितं स्वं स्तम्भेषु चारचितपुत्रकजालमन्तः ।
दृश्यं त्वनन्यदिदमेवमजेऽस्ति शान्तं तस्यास्तिबन्धनविमोक्षदृशः कुतः काः ॥ ५४ ॥

taikṣṇyaṃ yathā maricabījakaṇe sthitaṃ svaṃ stambheṣu cāracitaputrakajālamantaḥ |
dṛśyaṃ tvananyadidamevamaje'sti śāntaṃ tasyāstibandhanavimokṣadṛśaḥ kutaḥ kāḥ || 54 ||

But this visible world rests in the invisible spirit of God, as the property of pungency, resides in the particles, of the pepper seed, and as the painted pictures on a column. But where are the open and clear sighted eyes to perceive the same?

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

Taikshnya, Yatha, Marica, Bijaka, Sthita, Sva, Stambha, Cara, Cita, Putraka, Jala, Anta, Drishya, Tva, Ananya, Dama, Vama, Asti, Shanta, Tad, Bandhana, Vimoksha, Drisha, Drish, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.20.54). 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: “taikṣṇyaṃ yathā maricabījakaṇe sthitaṃ svaṃ stambheṣu cāracitaputrakajālamantaḥ
  • taikṣṇyam -
  • taikṣṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • marica -
  • marica (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    marica (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bījaka -
  • bījaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bījaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇe -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • stambheṣu -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • cāra -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cita -
  • cita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putraka -
  • putraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jālam -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyaṃ tvananyadidamevamaje'sti śāntaṃ tasyāstibandhanavimokṣadṛśaḥ kutaḥ kāḥ
  • dṛśyam -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ananya -
  • ananya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • di -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dame -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    damā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vama -
  • vama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • je' -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śāntam -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • bandhana -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimokṣa -
  • vimokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśaḥ -
  • dṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.20.54

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 3.20.54 in Gujarati sript:
તૈક્ષ્ણ્યં યથા મરિચબીજકણે સ્થિતં સ્વં સ્તમ્ભેષુ ચારચિતપુત્રકજાલમન્તઃ ।
દૃશ્યં ત્વનન્યદિદમેવમજેઽસ્તિ શાન્તં તસ્યાસ્તિબન્ધનવિમોક્ષદૃશઃ કુતઃ કાઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 3.20.54 in Telugu sript:
తైక్ష్ణ్యం యథా మరిచబీజకణే స్థితం స్వం స్తమ్భేషు చారచితపుత్రకజాలమన్తః ।
దృశ్యం త్వనన్యదిదమేవమజేఽస్తి శాన్తం తస్యాస్తిబన్ధనవిమోక్షదృశః కుతః కాః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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