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 4.52.5

अस्यानुशासनं सर्वे भुवनेष्वपि नायकाः ।
शिरोभिर्धारयन्त्युच्चैश्चूडामणिमिवार्थिनः ॥ ५ ॥

asyānuśāsanaṃ sarve bhuvaneṣvapi nāyakāḥ |
śirobhirdhārayantyuccaiścūḍāmaṇimivārthinaḥ || 5 ||

There is a very powerful King renowned in all the three worlds for his great prosperity. His name is Khottha or Air-produced, and able to grasp the whole world.

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

Asi, Idam, Anushasana, Sarva, Bhuvana, Api, Nayaka, Shiras, Dharayanti, Dharayat, Uccaih, Ucca, Cudamani, Iva, Arthin, Arthi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.5). 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: “asyānuśāsanaṃ sarve bhuvaneṣvapi nāyakāḥ
  • asyā -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anuśāsanam -
  • anuśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhuvaneṣva -
  • bhuvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhuvana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nāyakāḥ -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śirobhirdhārayantyuccaiścūḍāmaṇimivārthinaḥ
  • śirobhir -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dhārayantyu -
  • dhārayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √dhṛ], [adverb from √dhṛ]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dhṛ], [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative dual from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative dual from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dhṛ], [vocative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • uccaiś -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cūḍāmaṇim -
  • cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arthinaḥ -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.5

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 4.52.5 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્યાનુશાસનં સર્વે ભુવનેષ્વપિ નાયકાઃ ।
શિરોભિર્ધારયન્ત્યુચ્ચૈશ્ચૂડામણિમિવાર્થિનઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 4.52.5 in Telugu sript:
అస్యానుశాసనం సర్వే భువనేష్వపి నాయకాః ।
శిరోభిర్ధారయన్త్యుచ్చైశ్చూడామణిమివార్థినః ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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