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 5.16.22

सुषुप्तवत्प्रशमितभाववृत्तिना स्थितं सदा जाग्रति येन चेतसा ।
कलान्वितो विधुरिव यः सदा मुदा निषेव्यते मुक्त इतीह स स्मृतः ॥ २२ ॥

suṣuptavatpraśamitabhāvavṛttinā sthitaṃ sadā jāgrati yena cetasā |
kalānvito vidhuriva yaḥ sadā mudā niṣevyate mukta itīha sa smṛtaḥ || 22 ||

He whose feelings are all obtundent within himself as in his sleep, and whose mind enjoys its felicity like the beams of the full moon, is said to be the liberated man 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 (5.16.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthita, Sada, Jagrat, Jagrati, Yena, Yah, Yat, Cetas, Kala, Vita, Vidhu, Iva, Muda, Nishevin, Nishevya, Nishevi, Mukta, Iti, Iha, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.22). 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: “suṣuptavatpraśamitabhāvavṛttinā sthitaṃ sadā jāgrati yena cetasā
  • Cannot analyse suṣuptavatpraśamitabhāvavṛttinā*st
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jāgrati -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cetasā -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kalānvito vidhuriva yaḥ sadā mudā niṣevyate mukta itīha sa smṛtaḥ
  • kalān -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vito* -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhur -
  • vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mudā* -
  • muda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niṣevya -
  • niṣevin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    niṣevin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niṣevya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣevya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣevī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niṣevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    niṣevī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ate -
  • mukta* -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • itī -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.22

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 5.16.22 in Gujarati sript:
સુષુપ્તવત્પ્રશમિતભાવવૃત્તિના સ્થિતં સદા જાગ્રતિ યેન ચેતસા ।
કલાન્વિતો વિધુરિવ યઃ સદા મુદા નિષેવ્યતે મુક્ત ઇતીહ સ સ્મૃતઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 5.16.22 in Telugu sript:
సుషుప్తవత్ప్రశమితభావవృత్తినా స్థితం సదా జాగ్రతి యేన చేతసా ।
కలాన్వితో విధురివ యః సదా ముదా నిషేవ్యతే ముక్త ఇతీహ స స్మృతః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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