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 4.55.38

दाशूराख्यायिकेवेयमित्येतत्कथितं मया ।
तुभ्यं राघव बोधाय जगद्रूपनिरूपणे ॥ ३८ ॥

dāśūrākhyāyikeveyamityetatkathitaṃ mayā |
tubhyaṃ rāghava bodhāya jagadrūpanirūpaṇe || 38 ||

It was for this reason, that I have given you the narrations of Dasura, by way of explanation of the phenomenal world, as a shadow of the noumenal.

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

Dashura, Akhyayika, Veya, Iti, Itya, Etad, Kathita, Maya, Asmad, Yushmad, Raghava, Bodha, Jagat, Rupa, Nirupana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.55.38). 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: “dāśūrākhyāyikeveyamityetatkathitaṃ mayā
  • dāśūrā -
  • dāśūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāśūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhyāyike -
  • ākhyāyikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • veyam -
  • veya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    veya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    veyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> veya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> veya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> veya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> veya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
    vai -> veya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> veya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    -> veya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> veya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> veya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> veya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathitam -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tubhyaṃ rāghava bodhāya jagadrūpanirūpaṇe
  • tubhyam -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • rāghava -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bodhāya -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • jagad -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirūpaṇe -
  • nirūpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirūpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirūpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.55.38

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 4.55.38 in Gujarati sript:
દાશૂરાખ્યાયિકેવેયમિત્યેતત્કથિતં મયા ।
તુભ્યં રાઘવ બોધાય જગદ્રૂપનિરૂપણે ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 4.55.38 in Telugu sript:
దాశూరాఖ్యాయికేవేయమిత్యేతత్కథితం మయా ।
తుభ్యం రాఘవ బోధాయ జగద్రూపనిరూపణే ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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