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 5.20.23

इत्थं तवात्मनश्चैव प्राक्तनं वासनाक्रमम् ।
पश्यामि सूक्ष्मया बुद्ध्या सम्यग्दर्शनशुद्धया ॥ २३ ॥

itthaṃ tavātmanaścaiva prāktanaṃ vāsanākramam |
paśyāmi sūkṣmayā buddhyā samyagdarśanaśuddhayā || 23 ||

Thus I see the post-states of thy existence, caused by the antecedent desires of thy soul; I see all this by my nice discernment, and my clear and all-viewing sight.

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

Ittham, Ittha, Yushmad, Atman, Praktana, Vasana, Akramam, Akrama, Pashya, Amin, Sukshma, Buddhi, Samyagdarshana, Shuddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.23). 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: “itthaṃ tavātmanaścaiva prāktanaṃ vāsanākramam
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmanaś -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • prāktanam -
  • prāktana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāktana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vāsanā -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
  • Line 2: “paśyāmi sūkṣmayā buddhyā samyagdarśanaśuddhayā
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sūkṣmayā -
  • sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • buddhyā -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samyagdarśana -
  • samyagdarśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samyagdarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuddhayā -
  • śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śudh class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.23

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 5.20.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઇત્થં તવાત્મનશ્ચૈવ પ્રાક્તનં વાસનાક્રમમ્ ।
પશ્યામિ સૂક્ષ્મયા બુદ્ધ્યા સમ્યગ્દર્શનશુદ્ધયા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 5.20.23 in Telugu sript:
ఇత్థం తవాత్మనశ్చైవ ప్రాక్తనం వాసనాక్రమమ్ ।
పశ్యామి సూక్ష్మయా బుద్ధ్యా సమ్యగ్దర్శనశుద్ధయా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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