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 5.13.86

दृषदो विद्यते शक्तिः कदाचिच्चलनैधसाम् ।
न पुनर्मनसामस्ति शक्तिः स्पन्दावबोधने ॥ ८६ ॥

dṛṣado vidyate śaktiḥ kadāciccalanaidhasām |
na punarmanasāmasti śaktiḥ spandāvabodhane || 86 ||

The stone has the capability of mobility, and the fuel of inflammability; but the vital breath and mind, have not their powers of vibration or thinking.

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

Drishad, Drishada, Shakti, Kadacit, Calana, Edhas, Punar, Manas, Manasa, Asti, Spanda, Abodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.13.86). 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: “dṛṣado vidyate śaktiḥ kadāciccalanaidhasām
  • dṛṣado* -
  • dṛṣad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛṣada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • śaktiḥ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kadācic -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • calanai -
  • calana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    calana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    calanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • edhasām -
  • edhas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “na punarmanasāmasti śaktiḥ spandāvabodhane
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manasām -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śaktiḥ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • spandāva -
  • spanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abodha -
  • abodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.13.86

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 5.13.86 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષદો વિદ્યતે શક્તિઃ કદાચિચ્ચલનૈધસામ્ ।
ન પુનર્મનસામસ્તિ શક્તિઃ સ્પન્દાવબોધને ॥ ૮૬ ॥

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 5.13.86 in Telugu sript:
దృషదో విద్యతే శక్తిః కదాచిచ్చలనైధసామ్ ।
న పునర్మనసామస్తి శక్తిః స్పన్దావబోధనే ॥ ౮౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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