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 3.70.82

तन्तुवेधनमात्रेण हतोऽन्य इति तोषिता ।
दुर्जनो येन तेनैव नाशितेनैति हृष्टताम् ॥ ८२ ॥

tantuvedhanamātreṇa hato'nya iti toṣitā |
durjano yena tenaiva nāśitenaiti hṛṣṭatām || 82 ||

The needle is at rest after its act of sewing is done; but the wicked are not satisfied, even after their acts of slaughter are over.

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

Vedhana, Atra, Hata, Hatu, Ani, Iti, Toshita, Durjana, Yena, Yah, Yat, Tad, Tena, Nashita, Hrishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.70.82). 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: “tantuvedhanamātreṇa hato'nya iti toṣitā
  • tantu -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vedhanam -
  • vedhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātreṇa -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hato' -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hatu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • anya* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • toṣitā -
  • toṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> toṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ]
  • Line 2: “durjano yena tenaiva nāśitenaiti hṛṣṭatām
  • durjano* -
  • durjana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nāśitenai -
  • nāśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nāśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √naś]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • hṛṣṭa -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.70.82

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 3.70.82 in Gujarati sript:
તન્તુવેધનમાત્રેણ હતોઽન્ય ઇતિ તોષિતા ।
દુર્જનો યેન તેનૈવ નાશિતેનૈતિ હૃષ્ટતામ્ ॥ ૮૨ ॥

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 3.70.82 in Telugu sript:
తన్తువేధనమాత్రేణ హతోఽన్య ఇతి తోషితా ।
దుర్జనో యేన తేనైవ నాశితేనైతి హృష్టతామ్ ॥ ౮౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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