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 3.122.2

अनवरतप्रवाहपतितोऽयमविद्यानदीनिवहः शास्त्रसज्जनसंपर्कादृते न तरितुं शक्यते ॥ २ ॥

anavaratapravāhapatito'yamavidyānadīnivahaḥ śāstrasajjanasaṃparkādṛte na tarituṃ śakyate || 2 ||

There is no other way except by the light of Sastras and association with the good and wise, to ford over the river of ignorance, which runs in its incessant course flowing in a thousand streams.

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

Anavarata, Pravaha, Patita, Aya, Idam, Avidya, Nivaha, Shastra, Asajjana, Samparka, Rite, Rita, Riti, Shakyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.122.2). 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: “anavaratapravāhapatito'yamavidyānadīnivahaḥ śāstrasajjanasaṃparkādṛte na tarituṃ śakyate
  • anavarata -
  • anavarata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anavarata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravāha -
  • pravāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patito' -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avidyān -
  • avidya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adī -
  • ad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nivahaḥ -
  • nivaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asajjana -
  • asajjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samparkād -
  • samparka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samparka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taritum -
  • tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
    tṝ -> taritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √tṝ]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.122.2

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 3.122.2 in Gujarati sript:
અનવરતપ્રવાહપતિતોઽયમવિદ્યાનદીનિવહઃ શાસ્ત્રસજ્જનસંપર્કાદૃતે ન તરિતું શક્યતે ॥ 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 3.122.2 in Telugu sript:
అనవరతప్రవాహపతితోఽయమవిద్యానదీనివహః శాస్త్రసజ్జనసంపర్కాదృతే న తరితుం శక్యతే ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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