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 3.26.23

ज्येष्ठशर्मादय ऊचुः ।
देव्यावभवतां स्निग्धाविह ब्राह्मणदम्पती ।
सर्वातिथी कुलकरौ स्तम्भाभूतौ द्विजस्थितेः ॥ २३ ॥

jyeṣṭhaśarmādaya ūcuḥ |
devyāvabhavatāṃ snigdhāviha brāhmaṇadampatī |
sarvātithī kulakarau stambhābhūtau dvijasthiteḥ || 23 ||

They said:—Know O goddess pair! there lived here a Brahman and his wife, who had been the resort of guests and a support of the Brahminical order.

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

Jyeshtha, Sharma, Aya, Ayas, Devi, Devya, Snigdha, Iha, Brahmana, Dampati, Sarvatithi, Kulakara, Stambha, Abhuta, Abhuti, Dvija, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.26.23). 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: “jyeṣṭhaśarmādaya ūcuḥ
  • jyeṣṭha -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarmād -
  • śarma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aya* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “devyāvabhavatāṃ snigdhāviha brāhmaṇadampatī
  • devyāva -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √dīv], [vocative dual from √dīv], [accusative dual from √dīv]
  • abhavatām -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • snigdhāvi -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √snih class 4 verb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brāhmaṇa -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dampatī -
  • dampatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dampatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dampati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dampati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “sarvātithī kulakarau stambhābhūtau dvijasthiteḥ
  • sarvātithī -
  • sarvātithi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sarvātithi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kulakarau -
  • kulakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • stambhā -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stambh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhūtau -
  • abhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhūti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthiteḥ -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.26.23

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 3.26.23 in Gujarati sript:
જ્યેષ્ઠશર્માદય ઊચુઃ ।
દેવ્યાવભવતાં સ્નિગ્ધાવિહ બ્રાહ્મણદમ્પતી ।
સર્વાતિથી કુલકરૌ સ્તમ્ભાભૂતૌ દ્વિજસ્થિતેઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.26.23 in Telugu sript:
జ్యేష్ఠశర్మాదయ ఊచుః ।
దేవ్యావభవతాం స్నిగ్ధావిహ బ్రాహ్మణదమ్పతీ ।
సర్వాతిథీ కులకరౌ స్తమ్భాభూతౌ ద్విజస్థితేః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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