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 3.21.54

आतिवाहिक एवायं त्वादृशैश्चित्तदेहकः ।
आधिभौतिकताबुद्ध्या गृहीतश्चिरभावनात् ॥ ५४ ॥

ātivāhika evāyaṃ tvādṛśaiścittadehakaḥ |
ādhibhautikatābuddhyā gṛhītaścirabhāvanāt || 54 ||

And as your body, which is composed both of its spiritual and mental parts, has become corporeal by its habitual tendency to corporeality.

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

Ativahika, Eva, Aya, Idam, Tvadrisha, Citta, Deha, Kah, Adhibhautika, Tan, Abuddhi, Grihitri, Grihita, Cira, Bhavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.21.54). 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: “ātivāhika evāyaṃ tvādṛśaiścittadehakaḥ
  • ātivāhika* -
  • ātivāhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvādṛśaiś -
  • tvādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tvādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • deha -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ādhibhautikatābuddhyā gṛhītaścirabhāvanāt
  • ādhibhautika -
  • ādhibhautika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādhibhautika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abuddhyā* -
  • abuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gṛhītaś -
  • gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • cira -
  • cira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvanāt -
  • bhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.21.54

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 3.21.54 in Gujarati sript:
આતિવાહિક એવાયં ત્વાદૃશૈશ્ચિત્તદેહકઃ ।
આધિભૌતિકતાબુદ્ધ્યા ગૃહીતશ્ચિરભાવનાત્ ॥ 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 3.21.54 in Telugu sript:
ఆతివాహిక ఏవాయం త్వాదృశైశ్చిత్తదేహకః ।
ఆధిభౌతికతాబుద్ధ్యా గృహీతశ్చిరభావనాత్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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