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 3.21.65

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
कटकत्वं यथा हेम्नि तरङ्गत्वं यथाम्भसि ।
सत्यत्वं च यथा स्वप्नसंकल्पनगरादिषु ॥ ६५ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca |
kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni taraṅgatvaṃ yathāmbhasi |
satyatvaṃ ca yathā svapnasaṃkalpanagarādiṣu || 65 ||

The goddess replied:—Like the bracelet in gold and waves in water, the show of truth in dreams, and the resemblance of aerial castles:—

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

Shridevi, Kataka, Tva, Yushmad, Yatha, Heman, Taranga, Ambhas, Satyatva, Svapna, Sankalpana, Gara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.21.65). 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: “śrīdevyuvāca
  • śrīdevyu -
  • śrīdevī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrīdevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śrīdevī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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: “kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni taraṅgatvaṃ yathāmbhasi
  • kaṭaka -
  • kaṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hemni -
  • heman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • taraṅga -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambhasi -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “satyatvaṃ ca yathā svapnasaṃkalpanagarādiṣu
  • satyatvam -
  • satyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svapna -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkalpana -
  • saṅkalpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garād -
  • gara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.21.65

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 3.21.65 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીદેવ્યુવાચ ।
કટકત્વં યથા હેમ્નિ તરઙ્ગત્વં યથામ્ભસિ ।
સત્યત્વં ચ યથા સ્વપ્નસંકલ્પનગરાદિષુ ॥ ૬૫ ॥

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 3.21.65 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీదేవ్యువాచ ।
కటకత్వం యథా హేమ్ని తరఙ్గత్వం యథామ్భసి ।
సత్యత్వం చ యథా స్వప్నసంకల్పనగరాదిషు ॥ ౬౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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