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 3.70.51

सायःसूची मनःसूच्या वलिता विजहार ह ।
दिक्ष्वाशेव शिलागुर्वी नावाङ्गपलिता सती ॥ ५१ ॥

sāyaḥsūcī manaḥsūcyā valitā vijahāra ha |
dikṣvāśeva śilāgurvī nāvāṅgapalitā satī || 51 ||

The iron needle growing old in its business of stitching, was at last lost by itself; like the rotten plank of a boat, bearing the burthensome ballast of stones in it.

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

Saya, Suci, Sucin, Manas, Valita, Vija, Hara, Han, Dikshu, Asheva, Shila, Nava, Nau, Anga, Palita, Sat, Sati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.70.51). 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: “sāyaḥsūcī manaḥsūcyā valitā vijahāra ha
  • sāyaḥ -
  • sāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • sūcī -
  • sūcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sūcī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sūci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūcin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manaḥsū -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ucyā -
  • valitā* -
  • valita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    valitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    val -> valita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √val class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √val class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √val], [vocative plural from √val]
    val -> valitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √val class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √val class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √val class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √val], [vocative plural from √val], [accusative plural from √val]
  • vija -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hāra -
  • hāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dikṣvāśeva śilāgurvī nāvāṅgapalitā satī
  • dikṣvā -
  • dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aśeva -
  • aśeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilā -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agurvī -
  • nāvā -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • palitā -
  • palitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pal (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [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 3.70.51

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 3.70.51 in Gujarati sript:
સાયઃસૂચી મનઃસૂચ્યા વલિતા વિજહાર હ ।
દિક્ષ્વાશેવ શિલાગુર્વી નાવાઙ્ગપલિતા સતી ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 3.70.51 in Telugu sript:
సాయఃసూచీ మనఃసూచ్యా వలితా విజహార హ ।
దిక్ష్వాశేవ శిలాగుర్వీ నావాఙ్గపలితా సతీ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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