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 3.58.23

मज्जयायागते देव्यौ जयतां जीवनप्रदे ।
इह पूर्वमहं प्राप्ता भवत्योर्मार्गशोधिनी ॥ २३ ॥

majjayāyāgate devyau jayatāṃ jīvanaprade |
iha pūrvamahaṃ prāptā bhavatyormārgaśodhinī || 23 ||

Be victorious, O ye goddesses! she said, that have blessed me with your visit, and know that know all, that I have come here first as a preparer of your way.

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

Majja, Ayaga, Tad, Yushmad, Devi, Devya, Jayat, Jayata, Jivana, Prada, Pradi, Iha, Purvam, Purva, Aha, Asmad, Prapta, Bhavati, Bhavant, Marga, Shodhin, Shodhini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.58.23). 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: “majjayāyāgate devyau jayatāṃ jīvanaprade
  • majjayā -
  • majjā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    majj (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āyāga -
  • āyāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • devyau -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √dīv], [vocative dual from √dīv], [accusative dual from √dīv]
  • jayatām -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jayatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • jīvana -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prade -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pradi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “iha pūrvamahaṃ prāptā bhavatyormārgaśodhinī
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptā* -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavatyor -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mārga -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śodhinī -
  • śodhinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śodhin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.58.23

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 3.58.23 in Gujarati sript:
મજ્જયાયાગતે દેવ્યૌ જયતાં જીવનપ્રદે ।
ઇહ પૂર્વમહં પ્રાપ્તા ભવત્યોર્માર્ગશોધિની ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.58.23 in Telugu sript:
మజ్జయాయాగతే దేవ్యౌ జయతాం జీవనప్రదే ।
ఇహ పూర్వమహం ప్రాప్తా భవత్యోర్మార్గశోధినీ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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