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 6.54.1

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः ।
यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ॥ १ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca |
bhūya eva mahābāho śrṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |
yatte'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā || 1 ||

Arguments said:—The causes of the feelings of Pleasure and Pain, and Happiness and Misery in this world, and the modes and means of their prevention and avoidance.

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

Shri, Bhagavat, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Eva, Mahabahu, Asmad, Paramam, Parama, Vaca, Vacas, Yatta, Aha, Priyamana, Hitakamya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.54.1). 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: “śrībhagavānuvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (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: “bhūya eva mahābāho śrṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ
  • bhūya* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāho -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇu*me
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yatte'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā
  • yatte' -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yattā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prīyamāṇāya -
  • pre -> prīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prīyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √prī class 4 verb], [dative single from √prī class 9 verb]
    prī -> prīyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √prī class 4 verb], [dative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • hitakāmyayā -
  • hitakāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.54.1

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 6.54.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીભગવાનુવાચ ।
ભૂય એવ મહાબાહો શ્રૃણુ મે પરમં વચઃ ।
યત્તેઽહં પ્રીયમાણાય વક્ષ્યામિ હિતકામ્યયા ॥ ૧ ॥

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 6.54.1 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీభగవానువాచ ।
భూయ ఏవ మహాబాహో శ్రృణు మే పరమం వచః ।
యత్తేఽహం ప్రీయమాణాయ వక్ష్యామి హితకామ్యయా ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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