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 6.23.18

ये दुरर्था दुरारम्भा दुर्गुणा दुरुदाहृताः ।
दुष्क्रमास्ते न कृन्तन्ति चित्तं यस्य समाहितम् ॥ १८ ॥

ye durarthā durārambhā durguṇā durudāhṛtāḥ |
duṣkramāste na kṛntanti cittaṃ yasya samāhitam || 18 ||

He whose mind has found its repose in holy meditation, has no cause of his repentance, for doing any misdeed for his gain or pleasure at any time.

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

Yah, Yat, Duh, Artha, Dur, Dura, Arambha, Guna, Ahrita, Dushkrama, Tad, Yushmad, Krintat, Krintanti, Citta, Yasya, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.23.18). 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: “ye durarthā durārambhā durguṇā durudāhṛtāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dur -
  • duḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • arthā* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • durā -
  • dura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ārambhā* -
  • ārambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ārambhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dur -
  • duḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • guṇā* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duru -
  • duru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ahṛtāḥ -
  • ahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ahṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “duṣkramāste na kṛntanti cittaṃ yasya samāhitam
  • duṣkramās -
  • duṣkrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duṣkramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛntanti -
  • kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
    kṛt (verb class 7)
    [present active third plural]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samāhitam -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samāhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.23.18

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 6.23.18 in Gujarati sript:
યે દુરર્થા દુરારમ્ભા દુર્ગુણા દુરુદાહૃતાઃ ।
દુષ્ક્રમાસ્તે ન કૃન્તન્તિ ચિત્તં યસ્ય સમાહિતમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 6.23.18 in Telugu sript:
యే దురర్థా దురారమ్భా దుర్గుణా దురుదాహృతాః ।
దుష్క్రమాస్తే న కృన్తన్తి చిత్తం యస్య సమాహితమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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