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 5.50.5

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवमस्य कथं ब्रह्मन्मायाचक्रस्य रोधनम् ।
कुर्युः प्रवहतो वेगात्सर्वाङ्गच्छेदकारिणः ॥ ५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
evamasya kathaṃ brahmanmāyācakrasya rodhanam |
kuryuḥ pravahato vegātsarvāṅgacchedakāriṇaḥ || 5 ||

Rama asked said:—How Sir, can we put a stop to the wheel of delusion, which by its rapid rotation, is constantly grinding every part of our body?

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

Shrirama, Evam, Eva, Idam, Katham, Katha, Rodhana, Pravaha, Tas, Vega, Sarvanga, Ccha, Daka, Ari, Arin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.5). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evamasya kathaṃ brahmanmāyācakrasya rodhanam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmanmāyācakrasya*ro
  • rodhanam -
  • rodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kuryuḥ pravahato vegātsarvāṅgacchedakāriṇaḥ
  • kuryuḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third plural]
  • pravaha -
  • pravaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vegāt -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sarvāṅga -
  • sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cche -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dakā -
  • daka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ariṇaḥ -
  • ari (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.5

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 5.50.5 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
એવમસ્ય કથં બ્રહ્મન્માયાચક્રસ્ય રોધનમ્ ।
કુર્યુઃ પ્રવહતો વેગાત્સર્વાઙ્ગચ્છેદકારિણઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.50.5 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
ఏవమస్య కథం బ్రహ్మన్మాయాచక్రస్య రోధనమ్ ।
కుర్యుః ప్రవహతో వేగాత్సర్వాఙ్గచ్ఛేదకారిణః ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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