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 3.40.45

यत्रैव म्रियते जन्तुः पश्यत्याशु तदेव सः ।
तत्रैव भुवनाभोगमिममित्थमिव स्थितम् ॥ ४५ ॥

yatraiva mriyate jantuḥ paśyatyāśu tadeva saḥ |
tatraiva bhuvanābhogamimamitthamiva sthitam || 45 ||

He then views the outer world, where he is born to die, just as one visits a land where he is destined to meet his death; and there remains to relish its enjoyments, as prepared for him.

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

Yatra, Mriyat, Jantu, Pashyat, Ashu, Tada, Iva, Sah, Tatraiva, Bhuvana, Abhoga, Idam, Ittham, Ittha, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.40.45). 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: “yatraiva mriyate jantuḥ paśyatyāśu tadeva saḥ
  • yatrai -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mriyate -
  • mṛ -> mriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • jantuḥ -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyatyā -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatraiva bhuvanābhogamimamitthamiva sthitam
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • bhuvanā -
  • bhuvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhogam -
  • abhoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.40.45

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 3.40.45 in Gujarati sript:
યત્રૈવ મ્રિયતે જન્તુઃ પશ્યત્યાશુ તદેવ સઃ ।
તત્રૈવ ભુવનાભોગમિમમિત્થમિવ સ્થિતમ્ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 3.40.45 in Telugu sript:
యత్రైవ మ్రియతే జన్తుః పశ్యత్యాశు తదేవ సః ।
తత్రైవ భువనాభోగమిమమిత్థమివ స్థితమ్ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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