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 6.23.3

भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
जानन्नपि हि सर्वज्ञ ब्रह्मञ्जिज्ञासयेव माम् ।
पृच्छसि प्रभवो नित्यं भृत्यं वाचालयन्ति हि ॥ ३ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca |
jānannapi hi sarvajña brahmañjijñāsayeva mām |
pṛcchasi prabhavo nityaṃ bhṛtyaṃ vācālayanti hi || 3 ||

Bhusunda replied: You sir, that know all things and would yet ask me to tell that you know full well. Such bidding of my master emboldens your servant to speak out where he should otherwise hold his tongue.

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

Bhushunda, Janat, Api, Sarvajna, Jijnasa, Iva, Asmad, Prabhava, Prabhu, Nityam, Nitya, Bhritya, Bhriti, Vacala, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.23.3). 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: “bhuśuṇḍa uvāca
  • bhuśuṇḍa* -
  • bhuśuṇḍa (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: “jānannapi hi sarvajña brahmañjijñāsayeva mām
  • jānann -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvajña -
  • sarvajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmañ -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jijñāsaye -
  • jijñāsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “pṛcchasi prabhavo nityaṃ bhṛtyaṃ vācālayanti hi
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • prabhavo* -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhṛtyam -
  • bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vācāla -
  • vācāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vācāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.23.3

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 6.23.3 in Gujarati sript:
ભુશુણ્ડ ઉવાચ ।
જાનન્નપિ હિ સર્વજ્ઞ બ્રહ્મઞ્જિજ્ઞાસયેવ મામ્ ।
પૃચ્છસિ પ્રભવો નિત્યં ભૃત્યં વાચાલયન્તિ હિ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 6.23.3 in Telugu sript:
భుశుణ్డ ఉవాచ ।
జానన్నపి హి సర్వజ్ఞ బ్రహ్మఞ్జిజ్ఞాసయేవ మామ్ ।
పృచ్ఛసి ప్రభవో నిత్యం భృత్యం వాచాలయన్తి హి ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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