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 6.26.5

प्राणापानानुसरणात्परमात्मावलोकनात् ।
अशोकमनुजातोऽस्मि पदमाद्यं महातपः ॥ ५ ॥

prāṇāpānānusaraṇātparamātmāvalokanāt |
aśokamanujāto'smi padamādyaṃ mahātapaḥ || 5 ||

The breeze may cease to blow, and the waters may stop to flow but nothing can prevent my breathing and meditation of them, nor do I remember ever to live without them.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.26.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranapana, Anusarana, Paramatma, Aloka, Ashoka, Anujata, Pada, Adya, Mahatapa, Mahatapas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.26.5). 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: “prāṇāpānānusaraṇātparamātmāvalokanāt
  • prāṇāpānā -
  • prāṇāpāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anusaraṇāt -
  • anusaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • paramātmāva -
  • paramātma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aloka -
  • aloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aloka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “aśokamanujāto'smi padamādyaṃ mahātapaḥ
  • aśokam -
  • aśoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • anujāto' -
  • anujāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • mahātapaḥ -
  • mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahātapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.26.5

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 6.26.5 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાણાપાનાનુસરણાત્પરમાત્માવલોકનાત્ ।
અશોકમનુજાતોઽસ્મિ પદમાદ્યં મહાતપઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 6.26.5 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాణాపానానుసరణాత్పరమాత్మావలోకనాత్ ।
అశోకమనుజాతోఽస్మి పదమాద్యం మహాతపః ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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