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 6.28.47

न गृह्णाति मलं भूयस्ताम्रतामिव काञ्चनम् ।
आभासमात्रमेवेदं न सन्नासज्जगत्त्रयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

na gṛhṇāti malaṃ bhūyastāmratāmiva kāñcanam |
ābhāsamātramevedaṃ na sannāsajjagattrayam || 47 ||

The soul is not soiled by impurity, as a pure gold is not spoiled by dirt; and though it may sometimes appear to be tarnished as copper, yet it soon resumes its colour after its dirt is cleansed or burnt away. Thus the world being a reflection of the omnipresent Brahma, is neither an entity nor a nonentity of its own nature.

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

Mala, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Tamrata, Iva, Kancana, Abhasa, Atra, Eva, Idam, Sanna, Sajja, Gat, Traya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.28.47). 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: “na gṛhṇāti malaṃ bhūyastāmratāmiva kāñcanam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhṇāti -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • malam -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    malā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūyas -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāmratām -
  • tāmratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ābhāsamātramevedaṃ na sannāsajjagattrayam
  • ābhāsam -
  • ābhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābhāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ābhāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eve -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sannā -
  • sannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sad -> sannā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sad class 6 verb]
  • sajja -
  • sajja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sajja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sajj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gat -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.28.47

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 6.28.47 in Gujarati sript:
ન ગૃહ્ણાતિ મલં ભૂયસ્તામ્રતામિવ કાઞ્ચનમ્ ।
આભાસમાત્રમેવેદં ન સન્નાસજ્જગત્ત્રયમ્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 6.28.47 in Telugu sript:
న గృహ్ణాతి మలం భూయస్తామ్రతామివ కాఞ్చనమ్ ।
ఆభాసమాత్రమేవేదం న సన్నాసజ్జగత్త్రయమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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