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 6.28.56

प्राप्तव्यं पुरुषेणेति हर्षस्यावसरो हि कः ।
सर्वस्यैव हि संसारे नरस्य व्यवहारिणः ॥ ५६ ॥

prāptavyaṃ puruṣeṇeti harṣasyāvasaro hi kaḥ |
sarvasyaiva hi saṃsāre narasya vyavahāriṇaḥ || 56 ||

It is certain that any one who has come to be born herein, must have some state and property for his supportance here; but what is the cause of rejoicing in it.

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

Praptavya, Purusha, Purushena, Iti, Harsha, Avasara, Kah, Sarva, Samsara, Samsari, Nara, Vyavaharin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.28.56). 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: “prāptavyaṃ puruṣeṇeti harṣasyāvasaro hi kaḥ
  • prāptavyam -
  • prāptavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāptavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣeṇe -
  • puruṣeṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    puruṣeṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • harṣasyā -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • avasaro* -
  • avasara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvasyaiva hi saṃsāre narasya vyavahāriṇaḥ
  • sarvasyai -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃsāre -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • narasya -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vyavahāriṇaḥ -
  • vyavahārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vyavahārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.28.56

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 6.28.56 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાપ્તવ્યં પુરુષેણેતિ હર્ષસ્યાવસરો હિ કઃ ।
સર્વસ્યૈવ હિ સંસારે નરસ્ય વ્યવહારિણઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 6.28.56 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాప్తవ్యం పురుషేణేతి హర్షస్యావసరో హి కః ।
సర్వస్యైవ హి సంసారే నరస్య వ్యవహారిణః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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