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 4.47.88

किमेतस्मिन्महामायाडम्बरे दीर्घशम्बरे ।
राम सत्यमसत्यं वा निर्णेयं यदिहोच्यते ॥ ८८ ॥

kimetasminmahāmāyāḍambare dīrghaśambare |
rāma satyamasatyaṃ vā nirṇeyaṃ yadihocyate || 88 ||

Now consider, O Rama! if there is any stability of any thing in this revolutionary world, beside its being a maze of continuous delusion.

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

Kimi, Tad, Mahamaya, Adambara, Dirgha, Shambara, Rama, Satyam, Satya, Asatya, Var, Nirneya, Yadi, Yad, Han, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.88). 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: “kimetasminmahāmāyāḍambare dīrghaśambare
  • kime -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mahāmāyā -
  • mahāmāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāmāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāmāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aḍambare -
  • aḍambara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aḍambara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dīrgha -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śambare -
  • śambara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “rāma satyamasatyaṃ nirṇeyaṃ yadihocyate
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asatyam -
  • asatya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asatya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asatyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirṇeyam -
  • nirṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirṇeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirṇeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ho -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.47.88

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 4.47.88 in Gujarati sript:
કિમેતસ્મિન્મહામાયાડમ્બરે દીર્ઘશમ્બરે ।
રામ સત્યમસત્યં વા નિર્ણેયં યદિહોચ્યતે ॥ ૮૮ ॥

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 4.47.88 in Telugu sript:
కిమేతస్మిన్మహామాయాడమ్బరే దీర్ఘశమ్బరే ।
రామ సత్యమసత్యం వా నిర్ణేయం యదిహోచ్యతే ॥ ౮౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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