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 5.16.12

निर्मूलकलनां त्यक्त्वा वासनां यः शमं गतः ।
ज्ञेयत्यागमयं विद्धि मुक्तं तं रघुनन्दन ॥ १२ ॥

nirmūlakalanāṃ tyaktvā vāsanāṃ yaḥ śamaṃ gataḥ |
jñeyatyāgamayaṃ viddhi muktaṃ taṃ raghunandana || 12 ||

He who is calm and even-minded, by his abandonment of vain and imaginary desires; is a knowing deserter of his desires, and is liberated also in this world.

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

Nirmula, Kalana, Vasana, Yah, Shama, Gat, Gata, Jneya, Tyaga, Aya, Idam, Mukta, Raghunandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.12). 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: “nirmūlakalanāṃ tyaktvā vāsanāṃ yaḥ śamaṃ gataḥ
  • nirmūla -
  • nirmūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalanām -
  • kalanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • vāsanām -
  • vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śamam -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jñeyatyāgamayaṃ viddhi muktaṃ taṃ raghunandana
  • jñeya -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • tyāgam -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • muktam -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • raghunandana -
  • raghunandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.12

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 5.16.12 in Gujarati sript:
નિર્મૂલકલનાં ત્યક્ત્વા વાસનાં યઃ શમં ગતઃ ।
જ્ઞેયત્યાગમયં વિદ્ધિ મુક્તં તં રઘુનન્દન ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 5.16.12 in Telugu sript:
నిర్మూలకలనాం త్యక్త్వా వాసనాం యః శమం గతః ।
జ్ఞేయత్యాగమయం విద్ధి ముక్తం తం రఘునన్దన ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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