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 3.29.53

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति प्रकथयन्त्यौ ते प्राप्ते ब्रह्माण्डकर्परम् ।
भ्रमर्याविव शैलस्य कुड्यं निबिडमण्डपम् ॥ ५३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
iti prakathayantyau te prāpte brahmāṇḍakarparam |
bhramaryāviva śailasya kuḍyaṃ nibiḍamaṇḍapam || 53 ||

Vasishtha said:—As they were talking in this manner, they glided imperceptibly to that pole, as the bee saunters over the solitary hut on the height of a mountain.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Iti, Pra, Kathayanti, Tad, Yushmad, Prapta, Prapti, Brahmanda, Karpara, Bhramari, Iva, Shaila, Kudya, Nibida, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.29.53). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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: “iti prakathayantyau te prāpte brahmāṇḍakarparam
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kathayantyau -
  • kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kath class 10 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prāpte -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • brahmāṇḍa -
  • brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karparam -
  • karpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “bhramaryāviva śailasya kuḍyaṃ nibiḍamaṇḍapam
  • bhramaryāvi -
  • bhramarī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śailasya -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kuḍyam -
  • kuḍya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuḍyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nibiḍam -
  • nibiḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibiḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibiḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pam -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.29.53

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 3.29.53 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
ઇતિ પ્રકથયન્ત્યૌ તે પ્રાપ્તે બ્રહ્માણ્ડકર્પરમ્ ।
ભ્રમર્યાવિવ શૈલસ્ય કુડ્યં નિબિડમણ્ડપમ્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 3.29.53 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
ఇతి ప్రకథయన్త్యౌ తే ప్రాప్తే బ్రహ్మాణ్డకర్పరమ్ ।
భ్రమర్యావివ శైలస్య కుడ్యం నిబిడమణ్డపమ్ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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