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 3.54.5

भावाभावेषु भावानां कथं नियतिरागता ।
कथं भूयोऽप्यनियतिर्मृतिजन्मादिसूचिता ॥ ५ ॥

bhāvābhāveṣu bhāvānāṃ kathaṃ niyatirāgatā |
kathaṃ bhūyo'pyaniyatirmṛtijanmādisūcitā || 5 ||

Tell me the law of the being and not being of beings, and what is that destiny which destines the living beings to death.

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

Bhavabhava, Bhava, Katham, Katha, Niyati, Agata, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Apya, Janma, Janman, Sucita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.54.5). 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: “bhāvābhāveṣu bhāvānāṃ kathaṃ niyatirāgatā
  • bhāvābhāveṣu -
  • bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhāvābhāva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhāvānām -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • 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]
  • niyatir -
  • niyati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgatā -
  • āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ bhūyo'pyaniyatirmṛtijanmādisūcitā
  • 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]
  • bhūyo' -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niyatir -
  • niyati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛti -
  • mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • janmā -
  • janma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    janma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sūcitā -
  • sūcitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sūc -> sūcitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sūc class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.54.5

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 3.54.5 in Gujarati sript:
ભાવાભાવેષુ ભાવાનાં કથં નિયતિરાગતા ।
કથં ભૂયોઽપ્યનિયતિર્મૃતિજન્માદિસૂચિતા ॥ 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 3.54.5 in Telugu sript:
భావాభావేషు భావానాం కథం నియతిరాగతా ।
కథం భూయోఽప్యనియతిర్మృతిజన్మాదిసూచితా ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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