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 5.79.16

शुद्धमात्मानमालिङ्ग्य नित्यमन्तस्थया धिया ।
यः स्थितस्तं क आत्मेहं भोगा बन्धयितुं क्षमाः ॥ १६ ॥

śuddhamātmānamāliṅgya nityamantasthayā dhiyā |
yaḥ sthitastaṃ ka ātmehaṃ bhogā bandhayituṃ kṣamāḥ || 16 ||

He that remains in the close embrace of his soul, with his inward understanding, is never tempted to fall a prey to the trap of worldly enjoyments.

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

Shuddha, Atman, Alingya, Nityam, Nitya, Antastha, Dhi, Yah, Sthita, Kah, Kim, Atma, Iha, Bhoga, Kshama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.79.16). 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: “śuddhamātmānamāliṅgya nityamantasthayā dhiyā
  • śuddham -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āliṅgya -
  • āliṅgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āliṅgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antasthayā -
  • antasthā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhiyā -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ sthitastaṃ ka ātmehaṃ bhogā bandhayituṃ kṣamāḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitas -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ka*ā -
  • ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātme -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īham -
  • īha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhogā* -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bandhayitum -
  • bandh -> bandhayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bandh]
  • kṣamāḥ -
  • kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.79.16

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 5.79.16 in Gujarati sript:
શુદ્ધમાત્માનમાલિઙ્ગ્ય નિત્યમન્તસ્થયા ધિયા ।
યઃ સ્થિતસ્તં ક આત્મેહં ભોગા બન્ધયિતું ક્ષમાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.79.16 in Telugu sript:
శుద్ధమాత్మానమాలిఙ్గ్య నిత్యమన్తస్థయా ధియా ।
యః స్థితస్తం క ఆత్మేహం భోగా బన్ధయితుం క్షమాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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