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 5.28.12

विश्रम्य स क्षणमिव प्रेमवानवलोक्य च ।
बलिं विचारयन्दृष्ट्वा परिक्षीणभवभ्रमम् ॥ १२ ॥

viśramya sa kṣaṇamiva premavānavalokya ca |
baliṃ vicārayandṛṣṭvā parikṣīṇabhavabhramam || 12 ||

He remained for a while to behold with delight, how the mind of Bali was freed from errors, by the exercise of its reasoning powers.

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

Vishramya, Kshanam, Kshana, Iva, Premavat, Avalokya, Bali, Vicara, Yat, Yah, Parikshina, Bhava, Bhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.28.12). 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: “viśramya sa kṣaṇamiva premavānavalokya ca
  • viśramya -
  • viśramya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśramya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • premavān -
  • premavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avalokya -
  • avalokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avalokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avalok -> avalokya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √avalok]
    avalok -> avalokya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √avalok]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “baliṃ vicārayandṛṣṭvā parikṣīṇabhavabhramam
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vicāra -
  • vicāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • parikṣīṇa -
  • parikṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parikṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhramam -
  • bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.28.12

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 5.28.12 in Gujarati sript:
વિશ્રમ્ય સ ક્ષણમિવ પ્રેમવાનવલોક્ય ચ ।
બલિં વિચારયન્દૃષ્ટ્વા પરિક્ષીણભવભ્રમમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 5.28.12 in Telugu sript:
విశ్రమ్య స క్షణమివ ప్రేమవానవలోక్య చ ।
బలిం విచారయన్దృష్ట్వా పరిక్షీణభవభ్రమమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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