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 5.80.29

कस्ते पराक्रमः किं ते बलं कस्ते समाश्रयः ।
यदि वल्गसि मामेकं जनानां बाधसे मृतम् ॥ २९ ॥

kaste parākramaḥ kiṃ te balaṃ kaste samāśrayaḥ |
yadi valgasi māmekaṃ janānāṃ bādhase mṛtam || 29 ||

What is thy boast and might in subduing the ignorant rabble, exercise thy power upon me, that defy thy power to prevail over the unity of my belief.

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

Kasta, Parakrama, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Bala, Samashraya, Yadi, Yad, Mama, Kah, Jana, Janana, Mrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.80.29). 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: “kaste parākramaḥ kiṃ te balaṃ kaste samāśrayaḥ
  • kaste -
  • kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [locative single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb]
  • parākramaḥ -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kaste -
  • kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [locative single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kas class 1 verb]
  • samāśrayaḥ -
  • samāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yadi valgasi māmekaṃ janānāṃ bādhase mṛtam
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • valgasi -
  • valg (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • māme -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • janānām -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    jan -> janānā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb]
  • bādhase -
  • bādh (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • mṛtam -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.80.29

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 5.80.29 in Gujarati sript:
કસ્તે પરાક્રમઃ કિં તે બલં કસ્તે સમાશ્રયઃ ।
યદિ વલ્ગસિ મામેકં જનાનાં બાધસે મૃતમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 5.80.29 in Telugu sript:
కస్తే పరాక్రమః కిం తే బలం కస్తే సమాశ్రయః ।
యది వల్గసి మామేకం జనానాం బాధసే మృతమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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