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 5.59.18

चित्रमेषोऽस्मि लब्धात्मा जातः कालेन कार्यवान् ।
एष सोऽहमनन्तात्मा नान्तोऽस्य परमात्मनः ॥ १८ ॥

citrameṣo'smi labdhātmā jātaḥ kālena kāryavān |
eṣa so'hamanantātmā nānto'sya paramātmanaḥ || 18 ||

Ah! it is wonderful at last, that I have come to know the soul after so long a time, and find it to be myself the infinite soul, and the Supreme Spirit which has no end.

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

Citram, Citra, Esha, Labdha, Mas, Jatri, Jata, Kalena, Kala, Karyavat, Sah, Aha, Asmad, Anantatman, Tas, Idam, Paramatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.59.18). 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: “citrameṣo'smi labdhātmā jātaḥ kālena kāryavān
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eṣo' -
  • eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • labdhāt -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [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]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāryavān -
  • kāryavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “eṣa so'hamanantātmā nānto'sya paramātmanaḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • anantātmā -
  • anantātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nān -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • paramātmanaḥ -
  • paramātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.59.18

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 5.59.18 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્રમેષોઽસ્મિ લબ્ધાત્મા જાતઃ કાલેન કાર્યવાન્ ।
એષ સોઽહમનન્તાત્મા નાન્તોઽસ્ય પરમાત્મનઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.59.18 in Telugu sript:
చిత్రమేషోఽస్మి లబ్ధాత్మా జాతః కాలేన కార్యవాన్ ।
ఏష సోఽహమనన్తాత్మా నాన్తోఽస్య పరమాత్మనః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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