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 3.41.64

कथमात्मनि सत्याः स्युर्न सत्या वेति मे वद ।
श्रीसरस्वत्युवाच ।
राजन्विदितवेद्येषु शुद्धबोधैकरूपिषु ॥ ६४ ॥

kathamātmani satyāḥ syurna satyā veti me vada |
śrīsarasvatyuvāca |
rājanviditavedyeṣu śuddhabodhaikarūpiṣu || 64 ||

Tell me goddess, what things are spiritually true and false, and how are we to distinguish the one from the other.

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

Katham, Katha, Atman, Sati, Satya, Asmad, Vada, Shrisarasvati, Rajan, Rajat, Vidita, Vedya, Shuddhabodha, Aika, Rupin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.41.64). 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: “kathamātmani satyāḥ syurna satyā veti me vada
  • 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]
  • ātmani -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • satyāḥ -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satyā* -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • veti -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active third 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]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “śrīsarasvatyuvāca
  • śrīsarasvatyu -
  • śrīsarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 3: “rājanviditavedyeṣu śuddhabodhaikarūpiṣu
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vidita -
  • vidita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • vedyeṣu -
  • vedya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vedya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [locative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [locative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [locative plural from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [locative plural from √vid]
  • śuddhabodhai -
  • śuddhabodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddhabodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddhabodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpiṣu -
  • rūpin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    rūpin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.41.64

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 3.41.64 in Gujarati sript:
કથમાત્મનિ સત્યાઃ સ્યુર્ન સત્યા વેતિ મે વદ ।
શ્રીસરસ્વત્યુવાચ ।
રાજન્વિદિતવેદ્યેષુ શુદ્ધબોધૈકરૂપિષુ ॥ ૬૪ ॥

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 3.41.64 in Telugu sript:
కథమాత్మని సత్యాః స్యుర్న సత్యా వేతి మే వద ।
శ్రీసరస్వత్యువాచ ।
రాజన్విదితవేద్యేషు శుద్ధబోధైకరూపిషు ॥ ౬౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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