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 5.39.50

अवस्तुसदृशे वस्तुन्यसक्तं कलनामले ।
येन लीनं कृतं चेतो जीवितं तस्य शोभते ॥ ५० ॥

avastusadṛśe vastunyasaktaṃ kalanāmale |
yena līnaṃ kṛtaṃ ceto jīvitaṃ tasya śobhate || 50 ||

His life is blest, who views all gross things in the light of nothing, and whose heart and mind are absorbed in his silent and conscious soul.

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

Avastu, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Vastu, Asaktam, Asakta, Kalana, Ala, Ali, Yena, Yah, Yat, Lina, Krit, Krita, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Jivita, Tad, Shobhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.39.50). 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: “avastusadṛśe vastunyasaktaṃ kalanāmale
  • avastu -
  • avastu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadṛśe -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vastunya -
  • vastu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asaktam -
  • asaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kalanām -
  • kalanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ale -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “yena līnaṃ kṛtaṃ ceto jīvitaṃ tasya śobhate
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • līnam -
  • līna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    līna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    līnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> līna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> līna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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 -> kṛta (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 (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ceto* -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ceta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śobhate -
  • śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.39.50

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 5.39.50 in Gujarati sript:
અવસ્તુસદૃશે વસ્તુન્યસક્તં કલનામલે ।
યેન લીનં કૃતં ચેતો જીવિતં તસ્ય શોભતે ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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 5.39.50 in Telugu sript:
అవస్తుసదృశే వస్తున్యసక్తం కలనామలే ।
యేన లీనం కృతం చేతో జీవితం తస్య శోభతే ॥ ౫౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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