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 5.93.16

किमिदं स्याज्जगत्किं स्याद्देहमित्यनिशं शनैः ।
विचारयाध्यात्मदृशा स्वयं वा सज्जनैः सह ॥ १६ ॥

kimidaṃ syājjagatkiṃ syāddehamityaniśaṃ śanaiḥ |
vicārayādhyātmadṛśā svayaṃ vā sajjanaiḥ saha || 16 ||

Therefore think always within yourself, and in the society of good people, about what is all this, what is this world, and what is this body in a spiritual light.

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

Kimi, Syat, Sya, Deha, Iti, Itya, Anisham, Anisha, Shanaih, Shana, Vicara, Adhyatmadrish, Adhyatmadrisha, Svayam, Sajjana, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.93.16). 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: “kimidaṃ syājjagatkiṃ syāddehamityaniśaṃ śanaiḥ
  • kimi -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse syājjagatkim*sy
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • aniśam -
  • aniśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aniśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śanaiḥ -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “vicārayādhyātmadṛśā svayaṃ sajjanaiḥ saha
  • vicāra -
  • vicāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyātmadṛśā -
  • adhyātmadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    adhyātmadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    adhyātmadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sajjanaiḥ -
  • sajjana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sajjana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.93.16

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 5.93.16 in Gujarati sript:
કિમિદં સ્યાજ્જગત્કિં સ્યાદ્દેહમિત્યનિશં શનૈઃ ।
વિચારયાધ્યાત્મદૃશા સ્વયં વા સજ્જનૈઃ સહ ॥ 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 5.93.16 in Telugu sript:
కిమిదం స్యాజ్జగత్కిం స్యాద్దేహమిత్యనిశం శనైః ।
విచారయాధ్యాత్మదృశా స్వయం వా సజ్జనైః సహ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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