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 4.44.42

अभिमानगजालानं मानसाम्भोजशोभितम् ।
अथालोच्य वपुर्ब्रह्मा कान्तमात्मीयमुत्तमम् ॥ ४२ ॥

abhimānagajālānaṃ mānasāmbhojaśobhitam |
athālocya vapurbrahmā kāntamātmīyamuttamam || 42 ||

It is a chain at the feet of the elephant of pride, and a lake of the lotuses of our desire; The lord Brahma looked upon his handsome body, and saw it was good.

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

Abhimana, Gajalana, Manasa, Bhoja, Shobhita, Atha, Alocya, Vapu, Vapus, Brahma, Kanta, Atmiya, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.44.42). 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: “abhimānagajālānaṃ mānasāmbhojaśobhitam
  • abhimāna -
  • abhimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gajālānam -
  • gajālāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mānasām -
  • mānasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhoja -
  • bhoja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhitam -
  • śobhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śobhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śobhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh]
    śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √śubh], [accusative single from √śubh]
  • Line 2: “athālocya vapurbrahmā kāntamātmīyamuttamam
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ālocya -
  • ālocya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālocya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vapur -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntam -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • ātmīyam -
  • ātmīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātmīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ātmīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.44.42

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 4.44.42 in Gujarati sript:
અભિમાનગજાલાનં માનસામ્ભોજશોભિતમ્ ।
અથાલોચ્ય વપુર્બ્રહ્મા કાન્તમાત્મીયમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 4.44.42 in Telugu sript:
అభిమానగజాలానం మానసామ్భోజశోభితమ్ ।
అథాలోచ్య వపుర్బ్రహ్మా కాన్తమాత్మీయముత్తమమ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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