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 6.6.35

इदं दुर्दुःखमज्ञस्य न कदाचन शाम्यति ।
अनात्मनि शठे देहे आत्मभावमुपेयुषि ॥ ३५ ॥

idaṃ durduḥkhamajñasya na kadācana śāmyati |
anātmani śaṭhe dehe ātmabhāvamupeyuṣi || 35 ||

The ignorant fool can never get rid of his misery, so long as he is fast bound to the belief of taking his body as his soul, and knowing no spiritual soul besides.

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

Idam, Duh, Duhkham, Duhkha, Ajna, Kada, Cana, Shamyat, Anatman, Shatha, Deha, Atmabhava, Upeyivas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.6.35). 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: “idaṃ durduḥkhamajñasya na kadācana śāmyati
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dur -
  • duḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ajñasya -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śāmyati -
  • śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]
    śam (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “anātmani śaṭhe dehe ātmabhāvamupeyuṣi
  • anātmani -
  • anātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anātman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śaṭhe -
  • śaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śaṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṭh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dehe -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ātmabhāvam -
  • ātmabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upeyuṣi -
  • upeyivas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upeyivas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.6.35

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 6.6.35 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદં દુર્દુઃખમજ્ઞસ્ય ન કદાચન શામ્યતિ ।
અનાત્મનિ શઠે દેહે આત્મભાવમુપેયુષિ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 6.6.35 in Telugu sript:
ఇదం దుర్దుఃఖమజ్ఞస్య న కదాచన శామ్యతి ।
అనాత్మని శఠే దేహే ఆత్మభావముపేయుషి ॥ ౩౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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