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 3.53.5

लीलोवाच ।
देवि भर्तुः समीपं मां नय नीरजलोचने ।
महतां दर्शनं यस्मान्न कदाचन निष्फलम् ॥ ५ ॥

līlovāca |
devi bhartuḥ samīpaṃ māṃ naya nīrajalocane |
mahatāṃ darśanaṃ yasmānna kadācana niṣphalam || 5 ||

Lila said:—Lead me, O lotus-eyed maid to the side of my husband, as the visit of the good and great never goes for nothing.

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

Lila, Devi, Devin, Bhartri, Samipa, Asmad, Naya, Niraja, Locana, Mahat, Mahata, Darshana, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Kada, Cana, Nishphala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.53.5). 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: “līlovāca
  • līlo -
  • līla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līlā (noun, feminine)
    [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: “devi bhartuḥ samīpaṃ māṃ naya nīrajalocane
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhartuḥ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • samīpam -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • naya -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nīraja -
  • nīraja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīraja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locane -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    locana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “mahatāṃ darśanaṃ yasmānna kadācana niṣphalam
  • mahatām -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yasmān -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • niṣphalam -
  • niṣphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.53.5

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 3.53.5 in Gujarati sript:
લીલોવાચ ।
દેવિ ભર્તુઃ સમીપં માં નય નીરજલોચને ।
મહતાં દર્શનં યસ્માન્ન કદાચન નિષ્ફલમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 3.53.5 in Telugu sript:
లీలోవాచ ।
దేవి భర్తుః సమీపం మాం నయ నీరజలోచనే ।
మహతాం దర్శనం యస్మాన్న కదాచన నిష్ఫలమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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