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 4.29.5

एतावता तु कालेन दृढाभ्यासादहंकृतेः ।
दामादयोऽहमित्यास्थां जगृहुर्ग्रस्तचेतसः ॥ ५ ॥

etāvatā tu kālena dṛḍhābhyāsādahaṃkṛteḥ |
dāmādayo'hamityāsthāṃ jagṛhurgrastacetasaḥ || 5 ||

Being used to warfare for so long a period, they at last grew proud of their superior strength and repeated successes, and entertained the desire of their final victory.

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

Etavat, Etavata, Kalena, Kala, Dridha, Abhyasa, Ahankriti, Dama, Aya, Ayas, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Itya, Tha, Grasta, Cetas, Cetasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.29.5). 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: “etāvatā tu kālena dṛḍhābhyāsādahaṃkṛteḥ
  • etāvatā -
  • etāvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    etāvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etāvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛḍhā -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyāsād -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ahaṅkṛteḥ -
  • ahaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dāmādayo'hamityāsthāṃ jagṛhurgrastacetasaḥ
  • dāmād -
  • dāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayo' -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ityās -
  • iti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jagṛhur -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • grasta -
  • grasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gras -> grasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √gras class 1 verb]
  • cetasaḥ -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cetasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.29.5

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 4.29.5 in Gujarati sript:
એતાવતા તુ કાલેન દૃઢાભ્યાસાદહંકૃતેઃ ।
દામાદયોઽહમિત્યાસ્થાં જગૃહુર્ગ્રસ્તચેતસઃ ॥ 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 4.29.5 in Telugu sript:
ఏతావతా తు కాలేన దృఢాభ్యాసాదహంకృతేః ।
దామాదయోఽహమిత్యాస్థాం జగృహుర్గ్రస్తచేతసః ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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