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 5.14.6

कः शवं वा श्मशानस्थं समवायकथाशतम् ।
परिपृच्छति संदेहे कश्च मूर्खं प्रशास्ति च ॥ ६ ॥

kaḥ śavaṃ vā śmaśānasthaṃ samavāyakathāśatam |
paripṛcchati saṃdehe kaśca mūrkhaṃ praśāsti ca || 6 ||

Who asks of the dead the way he should go, or one in the grave about the concourse in the city; and what witless man is there that resorts to an idiot to clear his doubts.

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

Kah, Shava, Shmashana, Stha, Samavaya, Katha, Ashata, Paripricchat, Sandeha, Murkha, Prasha, Asti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.6). 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: “kaḥ śavaṃ śmaśānasthaṃ samavāyakathāśatam
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śavam -
  • śava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śmaśāna -
  • śmaśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • stham -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    stha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • samavāya -
  • samavāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathā -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśatam -
  • aśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “paripṛcchati saṃdehe kaśca mūrkhaṃ praśāsti ca
  • paripṛcchati -
  • paripṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paripṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paripṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sandehe -
  • sandeha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrkham -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūrkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūrkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praśā -
  • praśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.6

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 5.14.6 in Gujarati sript:
કઃ શવં વા શ્મશાનસ્થં સમવાયકથાશતમ્ ।
પરિપૃચ્છતિ સંદેહે કશ્ચ મૂર્ખં પ્રશાસ્તિ ચ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 5.14.6 in Telugu sript:
కః శవం వా శ్మశానస్థం సమవాయకథాశతమ్ ।
పరిపృచ్ఛతి సందేహే కశ్చ మూర్ఖం ప్రశాస్తి చ ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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