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 3.80.16

सोऽहं भवानेव भवान्संपन्नोऽद्वैतवेदनात् ।
स भवान्न भवेन्नाहं जातो बोधबृहद्वपुः ॥ १६ ॥

so'haṃ bhavāneva bhavānsaṃpanno'dvaitavedanāt |
sa bhavānna bhavennāhaṃ jāto bodhabṛhadvapuḥ || 16 ||

I am That and so art thou, by our conviction of the unity (of the spirit); but neither am I That nor thou art He, by believing ourselves as composed of our bodies only.

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

Sah, Aha, Asmad, Bhava, Bhavant, Eva, Sampanna, Advaita, Vedana, Naha, Jatri, Jata, Bodha, Brihadvapu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.80.16). 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: “so'haṃ bhavāneva bhavānsaṃpanno'dvaitavedanāt
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sampanno' -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • advaita -
  • advaita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    advaita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedanāt -
  • vedana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vedana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “sa bhavānna bhavennāhaṃ jāto bodhabṛhadvapuḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavānn -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • bodha -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bṛhadvapuḥ -
  • bṛhadvapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bṛhadvapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.80.16

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 3.80.16 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽહં ભવાનેવ ભવાન્સંપન્નોઽદ્વૈતવેદનાત્ ।
સ ભવાન્ન ભવેન્નાહં જાતો બોધબૃહદ્વપુઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 3.80.16 in Telugu sript:
సోఽహం భవానేవ భవాన్సంపన్నోఽద్వైతవేదనాత్ ।
స భవాన్న భవేన్నాహం జాతో బోధబృహద్వపుః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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