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 4.31.31

तस्मान्नेमे वयं सत्या नच दामादयः क्वचित् ।
असत्यास्ते वयं चेमे नास्ति नः खलु संभवः ॥ ३१ ॥

tasmānneme vayaṃ satyā naca dāmādayaḥ kvacit |
asatyāste vayaṃ ceme nāsti naḥ khalu saṃbhavaḥ || 31 ||

Hence though ourselves and others, and that Dama and the demons are nothing in reality; yet who can believe that we or these or those and not what ourselves to be.

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

Tasmat, Tad, Nema, Nemi, Vaya, Asmad, Sati, Satya, Dama, Aya, Ayas, Kva, Acit, Asati, Asatya, Yushmad, Nasti, Khalu, Sambhava, Sambhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.31.31). 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: “tasmānneme vayaṃ satyā naca dāmādayaḥ kvacit
  • tasmān -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • neme -
  • nema (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    nema (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nemā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nemi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nemi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • satyā* -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāmād -
  • dāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • 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]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asatyāste vayaṃ ceme nāsti naḥ khalu saṃbhavaḥ
  • asatyās -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • ceme -
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sambhavaḥ -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.31.31

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 4.31.31 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માન્નેમે વયં સત્યા નચ દામાદયઃ ક્વચિત્ ।
અસત્યાસ્તે વયં ચેમે નાસ્તિ નઃ ખલુ સંભવઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 4.31.31 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాన్నేమే వయం సత్యా నచ దామాదయః క్వచిత్ ।
అసత్యాస్తే వయం చేమే నాస్తి నః ఖలు సంభవః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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