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 4.22.3

जागर्तव्ये परे तत्त्वे जागरूकस्य जीवतः ।
सुप्तस्य घनसंमोहमये संसारवर्त्मनि ॥ ३ ॥

jāgartavye pare tattve jāgarūkasya jīvataḥ |
suptasya ghanasaṃmohamaye saṃsāravartmani || 3 ||

They are dormant amidst the thick gloom of error, overspreading the mazy paths of life, and are awake under the transcendent light (of divine knowledge), requiring the vigilance of the living.

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

Jagartavya, Pare, Para, Pari, Tattva, Jagaruka, Jivat, Supta, Ghana, Mohamaya, Samsaravartman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.22.3). 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: “jāgartavye pare tattve jāgarūkasya jīvataḥ
  • jāgartavye -
  • jāgartavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgartavya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgartavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tattve -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jāgarūkasya -
  • jāgarūka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jāgarūka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • jīvataḥ -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “suptasya ghanasaṃmohamaye saṃsāravartmani
  • suptasya -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    supta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> supta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mohamaye -
  • mohamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mohamaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • saṃsāravartmani -
  • saṃsāravartman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.22.3

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 4.22.3 in Gujarati sript:
જાગર્તવ્યે પરે તત્ત્વે જાગરૂકસ્ય જીવતઃ ।
સુપ્તસ્ય ઘનસંમોહમયે સંસારવર્ત્મનિ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 4.22.3 in Telugu sript:
జాగర్తవ్యే పరే తత్త్వే జాగరూకస్య జీవతః ।
సుప్తస్య ఘనసంమోహమయే సంసారవర్త్మని ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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