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 6.55.37

अर्जुन उवाच ।
किमुत्था देवदेवेश क्षीयते वासना कथम् ।
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
मौर्ख्यमोहसमुत्थाना त्वनात्मन्यात्मभावना ।
आत्मज्ञानान्महाबोधाद्विलयं याति वासना ॥ ३७ ॥

arjuna uvāca |
kimutthā devadeveśa kṣīyate vāsanā katham |
śrībhagavānuvāca |
maurkhyamohasamutthānā tvanātmanyātmabhāvanā |
ātmajñānānmahābodhādvilayaṃ yāti vāsanā || 37 ||

The lord replied:—Ignorance is the source of our desires, as it is the main spring of our error of taking the unself for the true self; it is the knowledge of the self therefore combined with right understanding, that can dispel the error of our desires.

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

Arjuna, Kim, Uttha, Devadevesha, Vasana, Katham, Katha, Shri, Bhagavat, Maurkhya, Oha, Tva, Anatman, Atmabhava, Nri, Atmajnana, Mah, Maha, Abodha, Vilaya, Yat, Yati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.55.37). 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: “arjuna uvāca
  • arjuna* -
  • arjuna (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: “kimutthā devadeveśa kṣīyate vāsanā katham
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utthā* -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devadeveśa -
  • devadeveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣīyate -
  • kṣai (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • vāsanā -
  • vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “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 4: “maurkhyamohasamutthānā tvanātmanyātmabhāvanā
  • maurkhyam -
  • maurkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • oha -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samutthānā -
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anātmanyā -
  • anātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anātman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ātmabhāva -
  • ātmabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “ātmajñānānmahābodhādvilayaṃ yāti vāsanā
  • ātmajñānān -
  • ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abodhād -
  • abodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    abodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vilayam -
  • vilaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vāsanā -
  • vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.55.37

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 6.55.37 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુન ઉવાચ ।
કિમુત્થા દેવદેવેશ ક્ષીયતે વાસના કથમ્ ।
શ્રીભગવાનુવાચ ।
મૌર્ખ્યમોહસમુત્થાના ત્વનાત્મન્યાત્મભાવના ।
આત્મજ્ઞાનાન્મહાબોધાદ્વિલયં યાતિ વાસના ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 6.55.37 in Telugu sript:
అర్జున ఉవాచ ।
కిముత్థా దేవదేవేశ క్షీయతే వాసనా కథమ్ ।
శ్రీభగవానువాచ ।
మౌర్ఖ్యమోహసముత్థానా త్వనాత్మన్యాత్మభావనా ।
ఆత్మజ్ఞానాన్మహాబోధాద్విలయం యాతి వాసనా ॥ ౩౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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