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 5.17.33

परममृतमनाद्यं भासनं सर्वभासामजरमजमचिन्त्यं निष्कलं निर्विकारम् ।
विगतकरणजालं जीवनं जीवशक्तेः सकलकलनहीनं कारणं कारणानाम् ॥ ३३ ॥

paramamṛtamanādyaṃ bhāsanaṃ sarvabhāsāmajaramajamacintyaṃ niṣkalaṃ nirvikāram |
vigatakaraṇajālaṃ jīvanaṃ jīvaśakteḥ sakalakalanahīnaṃ kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānām || 33 ||

Know the Supreme being to be without beginning and end, the enlightener of all lights, the undecaying, unborn and incomprehensible one. He is without part, and any change in him. He is beyond imagination and all the imaginary objects all about us.

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

Paramam, Parama, Ritam, Rita, Anadya, Bhasana, Sarvabhasa, Ajara, Aja, Acintya, Nishkala, Nirvikara, Vigata, Karana, Jala, Jivana, Jivashakti, Sakalakala, Nahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.17.33). 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: “paramamṛtamanādyaṃ bhāsanaṃ sarvabhāsāmajaramajamacintyaṃ niṣkalaṃ nirvikāram
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anādyam -
  • anādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāsanam -
  • bhāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvabhāsām -
  • sarvabhāsā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ajaram -
  • ajara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    jṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ajam -
  • ajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • acintyam -
  • acintya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acintya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acintyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niṣkalam -
  • niṣkala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣkala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣkalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nirvikāram -
  • nirvikāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirvikāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirvikārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vigatakaraṇajālaṃ jīvanaṃ jīvaśakteḥ sakalakalanahīnaṃ kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānām
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaṇa -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jālam -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jīvanam -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jīvaśakteḥ -
  • jīvaśakti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sakalakala -
  • sakalakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nahīn -
  • nahi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāraṇānām -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.17.33

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 5.17.33 in Gujarati sript:
પરમમૃતમનાદ્યં ભાસનં સર્વભાસામજરમજમચિન્ત્યં નિષ્કલં નિર્વિકારમ્ ।
વિગતકરણજાલં જીવનં જીવશક્તેઃ સકલકલનહીનં કારણં કારણાનામ્ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 5.17.33 in Telugu sript:
పరమమృతమనాద్యం భాసనం సర్వభాసామజరమజమచిన్త్యం నిష్కలం నిర్వికారమ్ ।
విగతకరణజాలం జీవనం జీవశక్తేః సకలకలనహీనం కారణం కారణానామ్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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