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 6.22.22

इतिहासं महाश्चर्यमन्यं रामायणामिधम् ।
ग्रन्थलक्षप्रमाणं च ज्ञानशास्त्रं स्मराम्यहम् ॥ २२ ॥

itihāsaṃ mahāścaryamanyaṃ rāmāyaṇāmidham |
granthalakṣapramāṇaṃ ca jñānaśāstraṃ smarāmyaham || 22 ||

I have the recollection of the other wondrous composition of legendary accounts, under the title of the Maharamayana a work comprising one hundred thousand slokas or tetrastichs, and replete with sound wisdom.

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

Itihasa, Mahashcarya, Anya, Ramayana, Amin, Dha, Grantha, Laksha, Pramana, Jnanashastra, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.22.22). 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: “itihāsaṃ mahāścaryamanyaṃ rāmāyaṇāmidham
  • itihāsam -
  • itihāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahāścaryam -
  • mahāścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rāmāyaṇā -
  • rāmāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāmāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dham -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “granthalakṣapramāṇaṃ ca jñānaśāstraṃ smarāmyaham
  • grantha -
  • grantha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    granth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lakṣa -
  • lakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānaśāstram -
  • jñānaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smarāmya -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.22.22

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 6.22.22 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતિહાસં મહાશ્ચર્યમન્યં રામાયણામિધમ્ ।
ગ્રન્થલક્ષપ્રમાણં ચ જ્ઞાનશાસ્ત્રં સ્મરામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 6.22.22 in Telugu sript:
ఇతిహాసం మహాశ్చర్యమన్యం రామాయణామిధమ్ ।
గ్రన్థలక్షప్రమాణం చ జ్ఞానశాస్త్రం స్మరామ్యహమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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