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 3.22.22

अत्रोपकुरु मे ब्रूहि कोऽभ्यासः कीदृशोऽथवा ।
स कथं पोषमायाति पुष्टे तस्मिंश्च किं भवेत् ॥ २२ ॥

atropakuru me brūhi ko'bhyāsaḥ kīdṛśo'thavā |
sa kathaṃ poṣamāyāti puṣṭe tasmiṃśca kiṃ bhavet || 22 ||

Now tell me the name and nature of the practice, that may be of use to Spiritualism, how it is to be perfected and what is the end of such perfection.

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

Atra, Upa, Asmad, Kah, Abhyasa, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Athava, Katham, Katha, Posham, Posha, Ayat, Pushta, Pushti, Tad, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.22.22). 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: “atropakuru me brūhi ko'bhyāsaḥ kīdṛśo'thavā
  • atro -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyāsaḥ -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīdṛśo' -
  • kīdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kīdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “sa kathaṃ poṣamāyāti puṣṭe tasmiṃśca kiṃ bhavet
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • poṣam -
  • poṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    poṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣ -> poṣam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṣ]
    puṣ -> poṣam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṣ]
  • āyāti -
  • āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puṣṭe -
  • puṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √puch class 1 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puch class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √puch class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √puch class 1 verb], [locative single from √puch class 1 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √puch class 1 verb], [vocative single from √puch class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √puch class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √puch class 1 verb]
  • tasmiṃś -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.22.22

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 3.22.22 in Gujarati sript:
અત્રોપકુરુ મે બ્રૂહિ કોઽભ્યાસઃ કીદૃશોઽથવા ।
સ કથં પોષમાયાતિ પુષ્ટે તસ્મિંશ્ચ કિં ભવેત્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 3.22.22 in Telugu sript:
అత్రోపకురు మే బ్రూహి కోఽభ్యాసః కీదృశోఽథవా ।
స కథం పోషమాయాతి పుష్టే తస్మింశ్చ కిం భవేత్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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