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 4.33.66

शरीरास्थामयापुण्यदुरहंकारवर्जनम् ।
अत्यन्तपरमं श्रेय एतदेव परं पदम् ॥ ६६ ॥

śarīrāsthāmayāpuṇyadurahaṃkāravarjanam |
atyantaparamaṃ śreya etadeva paraṃ padam || 66 ||

Renunciation of the unholy belief of one's self personality in his material body, is the greatest good that one can attain to for his highest state of felicity parama padam.

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

Sharira, Apunya, Dura, Ham, Kara, Varjana, Atyanta, Paramam, Parama, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Etad, Etada, Iva, Param, Para, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.33.66). 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: “śarīrāsthāmayāpuṇyadurahaṃkāravarjanam
  • śarīrā -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asthāma -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apuṇya -
  • apuṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apuṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dura -
  • dura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haṅ -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • kāra -
  • kāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjanam -
  • varjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “atyantaparamaṃ śreya etadeva paraṃ padam
  • atyanta -
  • atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atyanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreya* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • etade -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.33.66

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 4.33.66 in Gujarati sript:
શરીરાસ્થામયાપુણ્યદુરહંકારવર્જનમ્ ।
અત્યન્તપરમં શ્રેય એતદેવ પરં પદમ્ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 4.33.66 in Telugu sript:
శరీరాస్థామయాపుణ్యదురహంకారవర్జనమ్ ।
అత్యన్తపరమం శ్రేయ ఏతదేవ పరం పదమ్ ॥ ౬౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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