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 5.14.54

आत्मसत्तां त्यजन्नेतां चेत्यं भावयसि स्वयम् ।
यदा राम तदा यासि चित्ततामतिदुःखदाम् ॥ ५४ ॥

ātmasattāṃ tyajannetāṃ cetyaṃ bhāvayasi svayam |
yadā rāma tadā yāsi cittatāmatiduḥkhadām || 54 ||

When you have learnt to think on the thinkable one, by relinquishing the thought of your own existence; you shall then arrive to that state of the unconsciousness, which is free from misery.

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

Atmasad, Tyajat, Eta, Esha, Cetya, Ceti, Svayam, Yada, Yad, Rama, Tada, Citta, Atiduhkha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.54). 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: “ātmasattāṃ tyajannetāṃ cetyaṃ bhāvayasi svayam
  • ātmasat -
  • ātmasad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ātmasad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyajann -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cetyam -
  • cetya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cetya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cetyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √cit]
    cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √cit], [accusative single from √cit]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhāvayasi -
  • bhū (verb class 0)
    [present active second single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “yadā rāma tadā yāsi cittatāmatiduḥkhadām
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yāsi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atiduḥkha -
  • atiduḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atiduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.54

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 5.14.54 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મસત્તાં ત્યજન્નેતાં ચેત્યં ભાવયસિ સ્વયમ્ ।
યદા રામ તદા યાસિ ચિત્તતામતિદુઃખદામ્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 5.14.54 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మసత్తాం త్యజన్నేతాం చేత్యం భావయసి స్వయమ్ ।
యదా రామ తదా యాసి చిత్తతామతిదుఃఖదామ్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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