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 4.41.36

बलात्प्रणाशय त्वेनां परिज्ञास्यसि वै ततः ।
अपि शूरा अतिप्राज्ञास्ते न सन्ति जगत्त्रये ॥ ३६ ॥

balātpraṇāśaya tvenāṃ parijñāsyasi vai tataḥ |
api śūrā atiprājñāste na santi jagattraye || 36 ||

Try your best to destroy this prejudice of yours, and then you will know the truth. And verily such men are the greatest heroes and most learned in the world, who are freed from prejudices.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.41.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balat, Bala, Pranasha, Tva, Parijna, Asyasi, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Api, Shura, Ati, Prajna, Yushmad, Sat, Santi, Jagattraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.36). 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: “balātpraṇāśaya tvenāṃ parijñāsyasi vai tataḥ
  • balāt -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • praṇāśa -
  • praṇāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • tvenā -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • parijñā -
  • parijña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parijña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyasi -
  • asyasi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    as (verb class 4)
    [present active second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “api śūrā atiprājñāste na santi jagattraye
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prājñās -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prājñā (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]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santi -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • jagattraye -
  • jagattraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.36

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 4.41.36 in Gujarati sript:
બલાત્પ્રણાશય ત્વેનાં પરિજ્ઞાસ્યસિ વૈ તતઃ ।
અપિ શૂરા અતિપ્રાજ્ઞાસ્તે ન સન્તિ જગત્ત્રયે ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 4.41.36 in Telugu sript:
బలాత్ప్రణాశయ త్వేనాం పరిజ్ఞాస్యసి వై తతః ।
అపి శూరా అతిప్రాజ్ఞాస్తే న సన్తి జగత్త్రయే ॥ ౩౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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