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 5.9.21

ते महाविभवा भोगास्ते सन्तः स्निग्धबान्धवाः ।
सर्वं स्मृतिपथं प्राप्तं वर्तमानेऽपि का धृतिः ॥ २१ ॥

te mahāvibhavā bhogāste santaḥ snigdhabāndhavāḥ |
sarvaṃ smṛtipathaṃ prāptaṃ vartamāne'pi kā dhṛtiḥ || 21 ||

Men of greatest opulence and many good and great men and our best friends and kindest relatives, that have gone by, now live in our remembrance only.

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

Tad, Yushmad, Mahavibhava, Bhoga, Sat, Santa, Snigdha, Bandhava, Sarvam, Sarva, Smritipatha, Prapta, Vartamana, Api, Dhriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.9.21). 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: “te mahāvibhavā bhogāste santaḥ snigdhabāndhavāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mahāvibhavā* -
  • mahāvibhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhogās -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • santaḥ -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • snigdha -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • bāndhavāḥ -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃ smṛtipathaṃ prāptaṃ vartamāne'pi dhṛtiḥ
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtipatham -
  • smṛtipatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vartamāne' -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vartamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vartamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhṛtiḥ -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.9.21

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 5.9.21 in Gujarati sript:
તે મહાવિભવા ભોગાસ્તે સન્તઃ સ્નિગ્ધબાન્ધવાઃ ।
સર્વં સ્મૃતિપથં પ્રાપ્તં વર્તમાનેઽપિ કા ધૃતિઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 5.9.21 in Telugu sript:
తే మహావిభవా భోగాస్తే సన్తః స్నిగ్ధబాన్ధవాః ।
సర్వం స్మృతిపథం ప్రాప్తం వర్తమానేఽపి కా ధృతిః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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