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 3.101.1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
किमुच्यते मुनिश्रेष्ठ बालकाख्यायिकाक्रमः ।
क्रमेण कथयैतन्मे मनोवर्णनकारणम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
kimucyate muniśreṣṭha bālakākhyāyikākramaḥ |
krameṇa kathayaitanme manovarṇanakāraṇam || 1 ||

Rama said:—Relate to me, O chief of sages! the tale of the boy, in illustration of the Mind.

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

Shrirama, Kim, Ucyat, Muni, Shreshtha, Balaka, Akhyayika, Akrama, Kramena, Krama, Mana, Manas, Manu, Varnana, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.101.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kimucyate muniśreṣṭha bālakākhyāyikākramaḥ
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • muni -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    munī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bālakā -
  • bālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyāyikā -
  • ākhyāyikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akramaḥ -
  • akrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 3: “krameṇa kathayaitanme manovarṇanakāraṇam
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kathayai -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • tanme -
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • varṇana -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.101.1

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 3.101.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
કિમુચ્યતે મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠ બાલકાખ્યાયિકાક્રમઃ ।
ક્રમેણ કથયૈતન્મે મનોવર્ણનકારણમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.101.1 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
కిముచ్యతే మునిశ్రేష్ఠ బాలకాఖ్యాయికాక్రమః ।
క్రమేణ కథయైతన్మే మనోవర్ణనకారణమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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