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 4.16.5

जीवन्मुक्तपदं प्राप्तस्तन्वा प्राक्तनरूपया ।
महासुरेन्द्रगुरुतां कुर्वंस्तिष्ठ महामते ॥ ५ ॥

jīvanmuktapadaṃ prāptastanvā prāktanarūpayā |
mahāsurendragurutāṃ kurvaṃstiṣṭha mahāmate || 5 ||

Having attained the state of living liberation, by merit of thy prior acts; thou shalt continue in the preceptorship of the leader of the great Asuras for ever.

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

Jivanmukta, Pada, Prapta, Tanu, Praktana, Rupa, Mahasura, Kurvat, Tishtha, Mahamata, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.16.5). 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: “jīvanmuktapadaṃ prāptastanvā prāktanarūpayā
  • jīvanmukta -
  • jīvanmukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvanmukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāptas -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanvā -
  • tanū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • prāktana -
  • prāktana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāktana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpayā -
  • rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “mahāsurendragurutāṃ kurvaṃstiṣṭha mahāmate
  • mahāsure -
  • mahāsura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • indraguru -
  • indraguru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvaṃs -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • tiṣṭha -
  • tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahāmate -
  • mahāmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.16.5

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 4.16.5 in Gujarati sript:
જીવન્મુક્તપદં પ્રાપ્તસ્તન્વા પ્રાક્તનરૂપયા ।
મહાસુરેન્દ્રગુરુતાં કુર્વંસ્તિષ્ઠ મહામતે ॥ ૫ ॥

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 4.16.5 in Telugu sript:
జీవన్ముక్తపదం ప్రాప్తస్తన్వా ప్రాక్తనరూపయా ।
మహాసురేన్ద్రగురుతాం కుర్వంస్తిష్ఠ మహామతే ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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