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 5.43.22

अस्ति चेदिन्द्रियाक्रान्तिः किं प्राप्यं पूजनैः फलम् ।
नास्तिचेदिन्द्रियाक्रान्तिः किं प्राप्यं पूजनैः फलम् ॥ २२ ॥

asti cedindriyākrāntiḥ kiṃ prāpyaṃ pūjanaiḥ phalam |
nāsticedindriyākrāntiḥ kiṃ prāpyaṃ pūjanaiḥ phalam || 22 ||

The senses being refractory what is the good of ceremonial observances, and these being under control, it is useless to observe the ritual.

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

Asti, Ced, Indriya, Akranti, Kim, Prapya, Pujana, Phala, Nasti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.43.22). 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: “asti cedindriyākrāntiḥ kiṃ prāpyaṃ pūjanaiḥ phalam
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • indriyā -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākrāntiḥ -
  • ākrānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāpyam -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūjanaiḥ -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nāsticedindriyākrāntiḥ kiṃ prāpyaṃ pūjanaiḥ phalam
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • indriyā -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākrāntiḥ -
  • ākrānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāpyam -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūjanaiḥ -
  • pūjana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.43.22

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 5.43.22 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્તિ ચેદિન્દ્રિયાક્રાન્તિઃ કિં પ્રાપ્યં પૂજનૈઃ ફલમ્ ।
નાસ્તિચેદિન્દ્રિયાક્રાન્તિઃ કિં પ્રાપ્યં પૂજનૈઃ ફલમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 5.43.22 in Telugu sript:
అస్తి చేదిన్ద్రియాక్రాన్తిః కిం ప్రాప్యం పూజనైః ఫలమ్ ।
నాస్తిచేదిన్ద్రియాక్రాన్తిః కిం ప్రాప్యం పూజనైః ఫలమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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