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 6.81.115

यत्र सोमकला ग्रस्ता क्षणं सूर्येण षोडशी ।
मुखाद्वितस्तिमात्रं स्यात्तत्र बद्धपदो भव ॥ ११५ ॥

yatra somakalā grastā kṣaṇaṃ sūryeṇa ṣoḍaśī |
mukhādvitastimātraṃ syāttatra baddhapado bhava || 115 ||

Strive Rama, to settle yourself at that position of the distance of out side the mouth apana, where the sun and moon of the body (i.e. the prana and apana breaths) meet in conjunction—amavasya.

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

Yatra, Somaka, Las, Grastri, Grasta, Kshanam, Kshana, Surya, Shodashi, Shodashin, Mukha, Vitastimatra, Syat, Sya, Tatra, Baddha, Pad, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.81.115). 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: “yatra somakalā grastā kṣaṇaṃ sūryeṇa ṣoḍaśī
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • somaka -
  • somaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lā* -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    las (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • grastā -
  • grastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    grastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gras -> grastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √gras class 1 verb]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūryeṇa -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sūr class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sūr class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • ṣoḍaśī -
  • ṣoḍaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṣoḍaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mukhādvitastimātraṃ syāttatra baddhapado bhava
  • mukhād -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vitastimātram -
  • vitastimātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitastimātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • baddha -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pado* -
  • pad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.81.115

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 6.81.115 in Gujarati sript:
યત્ર સોમકલા ગ્રસ્તા ક્ષણં સૂર્યેણ ષોડશી ।
મુખાદ્વિતસ્તિમાત્રં સ્યાત્તત્ર બદ્ધપદો ભવ ॥ ૧૧૫ ॥

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 6.81.115 in Telugu sript:
యత్ర సోమకలా గ్రస్తా క్షణం సూర్యేణ షోడశీ ।
ముఖాద్వితస్తిమాత్రం స్యాత్తత్ర బద్ధపదో భవ ॥ ౧౧౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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