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 5.22.28

कियन्तमिदमक्षुण्णशक्तिनैव मयाधुना ।
साम्राज्यमिह कर्तव्यं विहर्तव्यं जगत्त्रये ॥ २८ ॥

kiyantamidamakṣuṇṇaśaktinaiva mayādhunā |
sāmrājyamiha kartavyaṃ vihartavyaṃ jagattraye || 28 ||

How long yet, thought he in himself, shall I have to rule over this world with my indefatigable labour; and how much more must I remain to roam about the triple world, in my successive transmigrations?

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

Kiyat, Idam, Akshunna, Shakti, Shaktin, Maya, Asmad, Adhuna, Samrajya, Samraji, Iha, Kartavya, Viha, Ritavya, Jagattraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.22.28). 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: “kiyantamidamakṣuṇṇaśaktinaiva mayādhunā
  • kiyantam -
  • kiyat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akṣuṇṇa -
  • akṣuṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣuṇṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktinai -
  • śakti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mayā -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhunā -
  • adhunā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “sāmrājyamiha kartavyaṃ vihartavyaṃ jagattraye
  • sāmrājyam -
  • sāmrājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāmrājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāmrājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sāmrājī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • vihar -
  • vihā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtavyam -
  • ṛtavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛtavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jagattraye -
  • jagattraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.22.28

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 5.22.28 in Gujarati sript:
કિયન્તમિદમક્ષુણ્ણશક્તિનૈવ મયાધુના ।
સામ્રાજ્યમિહ કર્તવ્યં વિહર્તવ્યં જગત્ત્રયે ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 5.22.28 in Telugu sript:
కియన్తమిదమక్షుణ్ణశక్తినైవ మయాధునా ।
సామ్రాజ్యమిహ కర్తవ్యం విహర్తవ్యం జగత్త్రయే ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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