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 5.84.30

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथास्थितमिदं विश्वं शान्तमाकाशनिर्मलम् ।
ब्रह्मैव जीवन्मुक्तानां बन्धमोक्षदृशः कुतः ॥ ३० ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathāsthitamidaṃ viśvaṃ śāntamākāśanirmalam |
brahmaiva jīvanmuktānāṃ bandhamokṣadṛśaḥ kutaḥ || 30 ||

Life is a precious treasure, and its loss is liked by no body; but I tell thee, in truth this life is a dream, and thou art naught in reality. (And this is the Verdict of the Sruti and no dictum of mine). Gloss.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Yathasthita, Idam, Vishva, Shanta, Akasha, Nirmala, Brahma, Brahman, Jivanmukta, Bandhamoksha, Drisha, Drish, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.84.30). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (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: “yathāsthitamidaṃ viśvaṃ śāntamākāśanirmalam
  • yathāsthitam -
  • yathāsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathāsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viśvam -
  • viśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāntam -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • ākāśa -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirmalam -
  • nirmala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirmala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirmalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “brahmaiva jīvanmuktānāṃ bandhamokṣadṛśaḥ kutaḥ
  • brahmai -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • jīvanmuktānām -
  • jīvanmukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jīvanmukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jīvanmuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bandhamokṣa -
  • bandhamokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhamokṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśaḥ -
  • dṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.84.30

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 5.84.30 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
યથાસ્થિતમિદં વિશ્વં શાન્તમાકાશનિર્મલમ્ ।
બ્રહ્મૈવ જીવન્મુક્તાનાં બન્ધમોક્ષદૃશઃ કુતઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 5.84.30 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
యథాస్థితమిదం విశ్వం శాన్తమాకాశనిర్మలమ్ ।
బ్రహ్మైవ జీవన్ముక్తానాం బన్ధమోక్షదృశః కుతః ॥ ౩౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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