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 3.98.38

तथैवोत्पलपत्राक्ष नासौ तदवबुद्धवान् ।
केवलं मामसौ मूढो नैव जानासि किंचन ॥ ३८ ॥

tathaivotpalapatrākṣa nāsau tadavabuddhavān |
kevalaṃ māmasau mūḍho naiva jānāsi kiṃcana || 38 ||

But O lotus-eyed Rama! the man paid no heed to my question and only said, you must be a fool to know nothing of me.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.98.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Utpalapatra, Aksha, Nasi, Tada, Buddhavat, Kevalam, Kevala, Mama, Mudha, Naiva, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.98.38). 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: “tathaivotpalapatrākṣa nāsau tadavabuddhavān
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • utpalapatrā -
  • utpalapatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpalapatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṣa -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāsau -
  • nāsi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāsi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhavān -
  • buddhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kevalaṃ māmasau mūḍho naiva jānāsi kiṃcana
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • sau -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mūḍho* -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jānāsi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active second single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.98.38

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 3.98.38 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવોત્પલપત્રાક્ષ નાસૌ તદવબુદ્ધવાન્ ।
કેવલં મામસૌ મૂઢો નૈવ જાનાસિ કિંચન ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 3.98.38 in Telugu sript:
తథైవోత్పలపత్రాక్ష నాసౌ తదవబుద్ధవాన్ ।
కేవలం మామసౌ మూఢో నైవ జానాసి కించన ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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