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 3.116.2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यदा शाम्बरिकः काले संप्राप्तो लावणीं सभाम् ।
तदाहमवसं तत्र तत्प्रत्यक्षेण दृष्टवान् ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yadā śāmbarikaḥ kāle saṃprāpto lāvaṇīṃ sabhām |
tadāhamavasaṃ tatra tatpratyakṣeṇa dṛṣṭavān || 2 ||

Vasishtha answered said:—I was myself present in the court-house of king Lavana, at the time when the magician made his appearance there, and I saw all that took place there with my own eyes.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Yada, Yad, Shambarika, Kale, Kala, Samprapta, Lavani, Sabha, Tada, Hama, Vasa, Tatra, Tat, Tad, Pratyakshena, Pratyaksha, Drishtavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.116.2). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (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: “yadā śāmbarikaḥ kāle saṃprāpto lāvaṇīṃ sabhām
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śāmbarikaḥ -
  • śāmbarika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samprāpto* -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lāvaṇīm -
  • lāvaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sabhām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “tadāhamavasaṃ tatra tatpratyakṣeṇa dṛṣṭavān
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hama -
  • hama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasam -
  • vasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratyakṣeṇa -
  • pratyakṣeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭavān -
  • dṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.116.2

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 3.116.2 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
યદા શામ્બરિકઃ કાલે સંપ્રાપ્તો લાવણીં સભામ્ ।
તદાહમવસં તત્ર તત્પ્રત્યક્ષેણ દૃષ્ટવાન્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.116.2 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
యదా శామ్బరికః కాలే సంప్రాప్తో లావణీం సభామ్ ।
తదాహమవసం తత్ర తత్ప్రత్యక్షేణ దృష్టవాన్ ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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