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 5.29.30

पातालकुहरे तिष्ठञ्जीवन्मुक्तमतिर्बलिः ।
आपदं संपदं दृष्ट्या समयैव स पश्यति ॥ ३० ॥

pātālakuhare tiṣṭhañjīvanmuktamatirbaliḥ |
āpadaṃ saṃpadaṃ dṛṣṭyā samayaiva sa paśyati || 30 ||

The living liberated Bali, being thus restrained in the infernal cave, looks upon his former prosperity and present adversity in the same light.

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

Patala, Kuhara, Tishthat, Tishtha, Jivanmukta, Mati, Bali, Apad, Sampad, Sampada, Drishti, Sama, Samaya, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.29.30). 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: “pātālakuhare tiṣṭhañjīvanmuktamatirbaliḥ
  • pātāla -
  • pātāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuhare -
  • kuhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tiṣṭhañ -
  • tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • jīvanmukta -
  • jīvanmukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvanmukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • matir -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • baliḥ -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āpadaṃ saṃpadaṃ dṛṣṭyā samayaiva sa paśyati
  • āpadam -
  • āpadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āpad (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sampadam -
  • sampada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sampadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sampada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampad (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭyā -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samayai -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.29.30

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 5.29.30 in Gujarati sript:
પાતાલકુહરે તિષ્ઠઞ્જીવન્મુક્તમતિર્બલિઃ ।
આપદં સંપદં દૃષ્ટ્યા સમયૈવ સ પશ્યતિ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 5.29.30 in Telugu sript:
పాతాలకుహరే తిష్ఠఞ్జీవన్ముక్తమతిర్బలిః ।
ఆపదం సంపదం దృష్ట్యా సమయైవ స పశ్యతి ॥ ౩౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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