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 3.111.25

पुमान्मृतोऽस्मि जातोऽस्मि जीवामीति कुदृष्टयः ।
चेतसो वृत्तयो भान्ति चपलस्यासदुत्थिताः ॥ २५ ॥

pumānmṛto'smi jāto'smi jīvāmīti kudṛṣṭayaḥ |
cetaso vṛttayo bhānti capalasyāsadutthitāḥ || 25 ||

The thought of one's being dead, and being born again as a man, continually employ the minds of the ignorant with the idea of their egoism.

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

Pums, Mrita, Jatri, Jata, Jatu, Iti, Kudrishti, Cetas, Cetasa, Vritti, Capala, Asat, Utthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.111.25). 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: “pumānmṛto'smi jāto'smi jīvāmīti kudṛṣṭayaḥ
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛto' -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first 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]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • jīvāmī -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kudṛṣṭayaḥ -
  • kudṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kudṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “cetaso vṛttayo bhānti capalasyāsadutthitāḥ
  • cetaso* -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cetasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛttayo* -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhānti -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • capalasyā -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asad -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • utthitāḥ -
  • utthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.111.25

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 3.111.25 in Gujarati sript:
પુમાન્મૃતોઽસ્મિ જાતોઽસ્મિ જીવામીતિ કુદૃષ્ટયઃ ।
ચેતસો વૃત્તયો ભાન્તિ ચપલસ્યાસદુત્થિતાઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 3.111.25 in Telugu sript:
పుమాన్మృతోఽస్మి జాతోఽస్మి జీవామీతి కుదృష్టయః ।
చేతసో వృత్తయో భాన్తి చపలస్యాసదుత్థితాః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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