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 5.85.1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अथ किं वीतहव्यः स्वं स्थितं तस्मिन्धरोदरे ।
कथमुद्धृतवान्देहं स संपन्नश्च किं कथम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
atha kiṃ vītahavyaḥ svaṃ sthitaṃ tasmindharodare |
kathamuddhṛtavāndehaṃ sa saṃpannaśca kiṃ katham || 1 ||

Rama said:—Now tell me Sir, what became of this sage in his mansion of the cavern; how he lifted his body from it, and what did be accomplish by his austere and intense devotion.

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

Shrirama, Atha, Kim, Vitahavya, Sva, Sthita, Tad, Dhara, Udara, Katham, Katha, Uddhrita, Vat, Yushmad, Deha, Sampanna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.85.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (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: “atha kiṃ vītahavyaḥ svaṃ sthitaṃ tasmindharodare
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vītahavyaḥ -
  • vītahavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dharo -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udare -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 3: “kathamuddhṛtavāndehaṃ sa saṃpannaśca kiṃ katham
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uddhṛta -
  • uddhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sampannaś -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.85.1

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 5.85.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
અથ કિં વીતહવ્યઃ સ્વં સ્થિતં તસ્મિન્ધરોદરે ।
કથમુદ્ધૃતવાન્દેહં સ સંપન્નશ્ચ કિં કથમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.85.1 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
అథ కిం వీతహవ్యః స్వం స్థితం తస్మిన్ధరోదరే ।
కథముద్ధృతవాన్దేహం స సంపన్నశ్చ కిం కథమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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