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 4.46.23

क्षुरधाराप्रमितया धिया परमधीरया ।
प्रविचार्यात्मनस्तत्त्वं ततः स्वपदमाविश ॥ २३ ॥

kṣuradhārāpramitayā dhiyā paramadhīrayā |
pravicāryātmanastattvaṃ tataḥ svapadamāviśa || 23 ||

Sharpen your understanding to the edge of a razor, erase the weeds of doubt therewith, and after scanning the nature of the soul, enter into thy spiritual state of blessedness.

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

Kshuradhara, Apramita, Dhi, Parama, Dhira, Pra, Vicarya, Manastattva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Svapada, Avi, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.46.23). 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: “kṣuradhārāpramitayā dhiyā paramadhīrayā
  • kṣuradhārā -
  • kṣuradhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣuradhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣuradhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apramitayā -
  • apramitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhiyā -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīrayā -
  • dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “pravicāryātmanastattvaṃ tataḥ svapadamāviśa
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicāryāt -
  • vicārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vicārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manastattvam -
  • manastattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manastattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • svapadam -
  • svapada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āvi -
  • āvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.46.23

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 4.46.23 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષુરધારાપ્રમિતયા ધિયા પરમધીરયા ।
પ્રવિચાર્યાત્મનસ્તત્ત્વં તતઃ સ્વપદમાવિશ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 4.46.23 in Telugu sript:
క్షురధారాప్రమితయా ధియా పరమధీరయా ।
ప్రవిచార్యాత్మనస్తత్త్వం తతః స్వపదమావిశ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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