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 3.60.11

शाम्यामीव द्विजश्रेष्ठ निर्वामीव विकल्पयन् ।
एतदाख्यानमाश्चर्यं व्याख्यानं शास्त्रदृष्टिषु ॥ ११ ॥

śāmyāmīva dvijaśreṣṭha nirvāmīva vikalpayan |
etadākhyānamāścaryaṃ vyākhyānaṃ śāstradṛṣṭiṣu || 11 ||

I have my peace and rest in pondering on this wonderful theory, and your elucidation of the doctrines of the Sruti Sastras.

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

Iva, Dvijashreshtha, Nih, Vami, Vamin, Vikalpa, Yat, Etad, Etada, Akhyana, Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Vyakhyana, Shastradrishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.60.11). 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: “śāmyāmīva dvijaśreṣṭha nirvāmīva vikalpayan
  • śāmyāmī -
  • śam (verb class 4)
    [present active first single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvijaśreṣṭha -
  • dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vāmī -
  • vāmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vikalpa -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “etadākhyānamāścaryaṃ vyākhyānaṃ śāstradṛṣṭiṣu
  • etadā -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyānam -
  • ākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āścaryam -
  • āścaryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyākhyānam -
  • vyākhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāstradṛṣṭiṣu -
  • śāstradṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    śāstradṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śāstradṛṣṭi (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.60.11

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 3.60.11 in Gujarati sript:
શામ્યામીવ દ્વિજશ્રેષ્ઠ નિર્વામીવ વિકલ્પયન્ ।
એતદાખ્યાનમાશ્ચર્યં વ્યાખ્યાનં શાસ્ત્રદૃષ્ટિષુ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 3.60.11 in Telugu sript:
శామ్యామీవ ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠ నిర్వామీవ వికల్పయన్ ।
ఏతదాఖ్యానమాశ్చర్యం వ్యాఖ్యానం శాస్త్రదృష్టిషు ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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