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 3.115.12

देही हि कर्मभाग्यो हि नानाकारशरीरधृक् ।
अहंकारमनोजीवनामभिः परिकल्प्यते ॥ १२ ॥

dehī hi karmabhāgyo hi nānākāraśarīradhṛk |
ahaṃkāramanojīvanāmabhiḥ parikalpyate || 12 ||

The active principle in the body, is known under the several appellations of the mind, life and egoism (or consciousness); and having a body for its abode, is employed in a variety of actions.

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

Dehi, Dehin, Karman, Bhagya, Bhagi, Nanakara, Shariradhrik, Ahankara, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Jivana, Abhi, Parikalpya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.12). 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: “dehī hi karmabhāgyo hi nānākāraśarīradhṛk
  • dehī -
  • dehī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dehin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāgyo* -
  • bhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāgī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāgī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nānākāra -
  • nānākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānākāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīradhṛk -
  • śarīradhṛk (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃkāramanojīvanāmabhiḥ parikalpyate
  • ahaṅkāram -
  • ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ano -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • jīvanām -
  • jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhiḥ -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parikalpya -
  • parikalpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parikalpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.12

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 3.115.12 in Gujarati sript:
દેહી હિ કર્મભાગ્યો હિ નાનાકારશરીરધૃક્ ।
અહંકારમનોજીવનામભિઃ પરિકલ્પ્યતે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 3.115.12 in Telugu sript:
దేహీ హి కర్మభాగ్యో హి నానాకారశరీరధృక్ ।
అహంకారమనోజీవనామభిః పరికల్ప్యతే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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