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 5.52.54

स्पर्शनाय निजे तत्त्वे यदि जाता त्वगुन्मुखी ।
तत्कोयं स्यादहं नाम कुपिशाच इवोदितः ॥ ५४ ॥

sparśanāya nije tattve yadi jātā tvagunmukhī |
tatkoyaṃ syādahaṃ nāma kupiśāca ivoditaḥ || 54 ||

If you want to feel your in being by the sense of touch, then tell me how you find what you call I, beside its being a ghost of your own imagination.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.52.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sparshana, Nija, Tattva, Yadi, Yad, Jatri, Jata, Tvac, Unmukhi, Tat, Tad, Kah, Yah, Syat, Sya, Aha, Asmad, Naman, Pishaca, Iva, Udita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.54). 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: “sparśanāya nije tattve yadi jātā tvagunmukhī
  • sparśanāya -
  • sparśana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sparśana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nije -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tattve -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jātā -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tvag -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • unmukhī -
  • unmukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatkoyaṃ syādahaṃ nāma kupiśāca ivoditaḥ
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ko -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ku -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • piśāca* -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uditaḥ -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.54

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 5.52.54 in Gujarati sript:
સ્પર્શનાય નિજે તત્ત્વે યદિ જાતા ત્વગુન્મુખી ।
તત્કોયં સ્યાદહં નામ કુપિશાચ ઇવોદિતઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 5.52.54 in Telugu sript:
స్పర్శనాయ నిజే తత్త్వే యది జాతా త్వగున్ముఖీ ।
తత్కోయం స్యాదహం నామ కుపిశాచ ఇవోదితః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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