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 3.54.36

अभ्यस्य धारणानिष्ठो देहं त्यक्त्वा यथासुखम् ।
प्रयाति धारणाभ्यासी युक्तियुक्तस्तथैव च ॥ ३६ ॥

abhyasya dhāraṇāniṣṭho dehaṃ tyaktvā yathāsukham |
prayāti dhāraṇābhyāsī yuktiyuktastathaiva ca || 36 ||

Those practicing the dharana yoga, may go wherever they like after leaving their bodies, and so the reasonable yogi is at liberty to range everywhere.

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

Abhi, Idam, Dharana, Deha, Yathasukha, Prayati, Abhyasin, Yuktiyukta, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.54.36). 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: “abhyasya dhāraṇāniṣṭho dehaṃ tyaktvā yathāsukham
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhāraṇāni -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṣṭho -
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • yathāsukham -
  • yathāsukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prayāti dhāraṇābhyāsī yuktiyuktastathaiva ca
  • prayāti -
  • prayāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhāraṇā -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyāsī -
  • abhyāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuktiyuktas -
  • yuktiyukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.54.36

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 3.54.36 in Gujarati sript:
અભ્યસ્ય ધારણાનિષ્ઠો દેહં ત્યક્ત્વા યથાસુખમ્ ।
પ્રયાતિ ધારણાભ્યાસી યુક્તિયુક્તસ્તથૈવ ચ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 3.54.36 in Telugu sript:
అభ్యస్య ధారణానిష్ఠో దేహం త్యక్త్వా యథాసుఖమ్ ।
ప్రయాతి ధారణాభ్యాసీ యుక్తియుక్తస్తథైవ చ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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