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 4.54.30

ग्रहीतुं च न शक्यन्ते संकल्पजलवीचयः ।
मनाग्दृष्टा विवर्धन्ते ह्रसन्ति सपरिच्छदाः ॥ ३० ॥

grahītuṃ ca na śakyante saṃkalpajalavīcayaḥ |
manāgdṛṣṭā vivardhante hrasanti saparicchadāḥ || 30 ||

Its desires are as irrepressible, as the waves of the ocean, and they rise and fall by turns like the waves, in expectation of having every object of the senses.

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

Sankalpaja, Lavi, Caya, Manak, Drishta, Hrasat, Hrasanti, Saparicchada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.54.30). 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: “grahītuṃ ca na śakyante saṃkalpajalavīcayaḥ
  • grahītum -
  • grah -> grahītum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √grah]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyante -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
  • saṅkalpaja -
  • saṅkalpaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lavī -
  • lavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cayaḥ -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “manāgdṛṣṭā vivardhante hrasanti saparicchadāḥ
  • manāg -
  • manāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vardhante -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • hrasanti -
  • hras -> hrasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hras class 1 verb]
    hras -> hrasantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hras class 1 verb]
    hras (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • saparicchadāḥ -
  • saparicchada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saparicchadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.54.30

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 4.54.30 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રહીતું ચ ન શક્યન્તે સંકલ્પજલવીચયઃ ।
મનાગ્દૃષ્ટા વિવર્ધન્તે હ્રસન્તિ સપરિચ્છદાઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 4.54.30 in Telugu sript:
గ్రహీతుం చ న శక్యన్తే సంకల్పజలవీచయః ।
మనాగ్దృష్టా వివర్ధన్తే హ్రసన్తి సపరిచ్ఛదాః ॥ ౩౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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