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 5.16.13

ध्येयं तं वासनात्यागं कृत्वा तिष्ठन्ति लीलया ।
जीवन्मुक्ता महात्मानः सुजना जनकादयः ॥ १३ ॥

dhyeyaṃ taṃ vāsanātyāgaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhanti līlayā |
jīvanmuktā mahātmānaḥ sujanā janakādayaḥ || 13 ||

Those who abandon the desires in their thought, and remain with listless indifference to everything, are like those who are liberated in their life time.

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

Dhyeya, Vasana, Yaga, Kritva, Kritvan, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Lila, Jivanmukta, Mahatman, Sujana, Janaka, Aya, Ayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.13). 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: “dhyeyaṃ taṃ vāsanātyāgaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhanti līlayā
  • dhyeyam -
  • dhyeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhyeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhyeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • vāsanāt -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāgam -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • līlayā -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “jīvanmuktā mahātmānaḥ sujanā janakādayaḥ
  • jīvanmuktā* -
  • jīvanmukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jīvanmuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātmānaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sujanā* -
  • sujana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janakād -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    janaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.13

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 5.16.13 in Gujarati sript:
ધ્યેયં તં વાસનાત્યાગં કૃત્વા તિષ્ઠન્તિ લીલયા ।
જીવન્મુક્તા મહાત્માનઃ સુજના જનકાદયઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 5.16.13 in Telugu sript:
ధ్యేయం తం వాసనాత్యాగం కృత్వా తిష్ఠన్తి లీలయా ।
జీవన్ముక్తా మహాత్మానః సుజనా జనకాదయః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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