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 4.41.4

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथाभूतार्थवाक्यार्थाः सर्वा एव ममोक्तयः ।
नासमर्था विरूपार्थाः पूर्वापरविरोधदाः ॥ ४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathābhūtārthavākyārthāḥ sarvā eva mamoktayaḥ |
nāsamarthā virūpārthāḥ pūrvāparavirodhadāḥ || 4 ||

Vasishtha replied:—The wording and meaning of my lectures to you, are all used in their right and ordinary sense, they are neither insignificant or meaningless, equivocal or ambiguous, or contradictory of one with another.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Yatha, Abhutartha, Vakyartha, Saru, Sarva, Eva, Asmad, Mama, Ukti, Artha, Virupa, Purvaparavirodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.4). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yathābhūtārthavākyārthāḥ sarvā eva mamoktayaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhūtārtha -
  • abhūtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vākyārthāḥ -
  • vākyārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mamo -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • uktayaḥ -
  • ukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “nāsamarthā virūpārthāḥ pūrvāparavirodhadāḥ
  • nāsam -
  • nāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arthā* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • virūpā -
  • virūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāḥ -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pūrvāparavirodha -
  • pūrvāparavirodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.4

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 4.41.4 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
યથાભૂતાર્થવાક્યાર્થાઃ સર્વા એવ મમોક્તયઃ ।
નાસમર્થા વિરૂપાર્થાઃ પૂર્વાપરવિરોધદાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 4.41.4 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
యథాభూతార్థవాక్యార్థాః సర్వా ఏవ మమోక్తయః ।
నాసమర్థా విరూపార్థాః పూర్వాపరవిరోధదాః ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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