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 4.54.39

असत्कल्पैर्विकल्पैर्यत्संसारो न जितो मुधा ।
स्तोकेनाशु लयं याति क्वासद्वस्तु चिरं स्थितम् ॥ ३९ ॥

asatkalpairvikalpairyatsaṃsāro na jito mudhā |
stokenāśu layaṃ yāti kvāsadvastu ciraṃ sthitam || 39 ||

He who has not been able to master over his vain desires, and hobby whims in this world, will find them vanish of themselves in course of time, as nothing false can last for ever.

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

Asatkalpa, Vikalpa, Yat, Yad, Samsara, Jit, Jita, Mudha, Stoka, Ashu, Laya, Yati, Sadvastu, Ciram, Cira, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.54.39). 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: “asatkalpairvikalpairyatsaṃsāro na jito mudhā
  • asatkalpair -
  • asatkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asatkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vikalpair -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃsāro* -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jito* -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • mudhā -
  • mudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “stokenāśu layaṃ yāti kvāsadvastu ciraṃ sthitam
  • stokenā -
  • stoka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    stoka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • layam -
  • laya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    laya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    layā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kvā -
  • ku (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadvastu -
  • sadvastu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.54.39

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 4.54.39 in Gujarati sript:
અસત્કલ્પૈર્વિકલ્પૈર્યત્સંસારો ન જિતો મુધા ।
સ્તોકેનાશુ લયં યાતિ ક્વાસદ્વસ્તુ ચિરં સ્થિતમ્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 4.54.39 in Telugu sript:
అసత్కల్పైర్వికల్పైర్యత్సంసారో న జితో ముధా ।
స్తోకేనాశు లయం యాతి క్వాసద్వస్తు చిరం స్థితమ్ ॥ ౩౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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