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 6.55.6

परं तत्त्वज्ञमाश्रित्य निरासक्तेर्महात्मनः ।
सर्वकर्मरतस्यापि कर्तृतोदेति न क्वचित् ॥ ६ ॥

paraṃ tattvajñamāśritya nirāsaktermahātmanaḥ |
sarvakarmaratasyāpi kartṛtodeti na kvacit || 6 ||

The great minded man that is acquainted with the superior knowledge of spirituality, forsakes his tendency to action, and does everything that comes to him without his being the actor thereof.

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

Param, Para, Tattvajna, Ashritya, Nih, Asakti, Mahatman, Sarvakarman, Rata, Api, Kartrita, Uda, Iti, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.55.6). 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: “paraṃ tattvajñamāśritya nirāsaktermahātmanaḥ
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tattvajñam -
  • tattvajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tattvajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tattvajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsakter -
  • āsakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sarvakarmaratasyāpi kartṛtodeti na kvacit
  • sarvakarma -
  • sarvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sarvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ratasyā -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kartṛto -
  • kartṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ude -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.55.6

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 6.55.6 in Gujarati sript:
પરં તત્ત્વજ્ઞમાશ્રિત્ય નિરાસક્તેર્મહાત્મનઃ ।
સર્વકર્મરતસ્યાપિ કર્તૃતોદેતિ ન ક્વચિત્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 6.55.6 in Telugu sript:
పరం తత్త్వజ్ఞమాశ్రిత్య నిరాసక్తేర్మహాత్మనః ।
సర్వకర్మరతస్యాపి కర్తృతోదేతి న క్వచిత్ ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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