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 3.91.54

देहोऽयमेष च किलायमिति स्वभावाद्देहोऽयमेतदखिलं तत एति नाशम् ।
यक्षादिकल्पनवशाद्भयमेति बालो निर्यक्षदेहगत एव कयापि युक्त्या ॥ ५४ ॥

deho'yameṣa ca kilāyamiti svabhāvāddeho'yametadakhilaṃ tata eti nāśam |
yakṣādikalpanavaśādbhayameti bālo niryakṣadehagata eva kayāpi yuktyā || 54 ||

It is natural for every body to think himself as an embodied being, and to be subject to death (while in reality it is the soul that makes the man, who is immortal owing to the immortality of the soul). It is as a boy thinks himself to be possessed of a demon of his own imagination, until he gets rid of his false apprehension by the aid of reasoning.

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

Deha, Aya, Idam, Esha, Kila, Mit, Svabhava, Etad, Akhila, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nasha, Yaksha, Adikalpa, Nava, Navan, Sha, Shas, Bhaya, Bala, Nih, Yakshat, Eha, Gat, Gata, Eva, Kaya, Api, Yuktya, Yukti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.91.54). 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: “deho'yameṣa ca kilāyamiti svabhāvāddeho'yametadakhilaṃ tata eti nāśam
  • deho' -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kilāya -
  • kila (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • miti -
  • miti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • svabhāvād -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • deho' -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tata* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • nāśam -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • Line 2: “yakṣādikalpanavaśādbhayameti bālo niryakṣadehagata eva kayāpi yuktyā
  • yakṣā -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ādikalpa -
  • ādikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śād -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śās (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • bālo* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yakṣad -
  • yakṣ -> yakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb]
  • eha -
  • eha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gata* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kayā -
  • kayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yuktyā -
  • yuktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuktyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.91.54

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 3.91.54 in Gujarati sript:
દેહોઽયમેષ ચ કિલાયમિતિ સ્વભાવાદ્દેહોઽયમેતદખિલં તત એતિ નાશમ્ ।
યક્ષાદિકલ્પનવશાદ્ભયમેતિ બાલો નિર્યક્ષદેહગત એવ કયાપિ યુક્ત્યા ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 3.91.54 in Telugu sript:
దేహోఽయమేష చ కిలాయమితి స్వభావాద్దేహోఽయమేతదఖిలం తత ఏతి నాశమ్ ।
యక్షాదికల్పనవశాద్భయమేతి బాలో నిర్యక్షదేహగత ఏవ కయాపి యుక్త్యా ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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