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 3.86.45

लोकपाला इमे लोकं रक्षन्ति शुद्धवृत्तयः ।
मर्यादाभिरतुच्छाभिर्गोपाला गोगणं यथा ॥ ४५ ॥

lokapālā ime lokaṃ rakṣanti śuddhavṛttayaḥ |
maryādābhiratucchābhirgopālā gogaṇaṃ yathā || 45 ||

I see the righteous regents of the sky and the rulers of men, protecting their respective regions and peoples with the same care, as the cowherds take for protection of their cattle.

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

Lokapala, Iyam, Idam, Loka, Rakshat, Rakshanti, Shuddha, Vritti, Maryada, Tuccha, Gopala, Gogana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.86.45). 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: “lokapālā ime lokaṃ rakṣanti śuddhavṛttayaḥ
  • lokapālā* -
  • lokapāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lokapālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lokam -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • rakṣanti -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • śuddha -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • vṛttayaḥ -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “maryādābhiratucchābhirgopālā gogaṇaṃ yathā
  • maryādābhir -
  • maryādā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tucchābhir -
  • tucchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gopālā* -
  • gopāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gogaṇam -
  • gogaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.86.45

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 3.86.45 in Gujarati sript:
લોકપાલા ઇમે લોકં રક્ષન્તિ શુદ્ધવૃત્તયઃ ।
મર્યાદાભિરતુચ્છાભિર્ગોપાલા ગોગણં યથા ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 3.86.45 in Telugu sript:
లోకపాలా ఇమే లోకం రక్షన్తి శుద్ధవృత్తయః ।
మర్యాదాభిరతుచ్ఛాభిర్గోపాలా గోగణం యథా ॥ ౪౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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