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 6.91.20

यत्खातवलयो बाललताभिरवगुण्ठितः ।
आवृतं तत्तपोदुःखमीषत्सज्जनवृत्तिमिः ॥ २० ॥

yatkhātavalayo bālalatābhiravaguṇṭhitaḥ |
āvṛtaṃ tattapoduḥkhamīṣatsajjanavṛttimiḥ || 20 ||

The ditch of the elephant, was verily filled with the tender plants and leaves for the fodder of the elephant; but your cave is full of rigorous austerities, which no humanity can bear or tolerate.

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

Yat, Yad, Khata, Valaya, Balalata, Avagunthita, Avrit, Avrita, Tat, Tad, Tap, Tapa, Tapu, Tapas, Duhkham, Duhkha, Ishat, Sajjana, Vritti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.91.20). 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: “yatkhātavalayo bālalatābhiravaguṇṭhitaḥ
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • khāta -
  • khāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
    khan -> khāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
  • valayo* -
  • valaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bālalatābhir -
  • bālalatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • avaguṇṭhitaḥ -
  • avaguṇṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āvṛtaṃ tattapoduḥkhamīṣatsajjanavṛttimiḥ
  • āvṛtam -
  • āvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āvṛt (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapo -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tapu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tapu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īṣat -
  • īṣat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    īṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    īṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sajjana -
  • sajjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sajjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.91.20

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 6.91.20 in Gujarati sript:
યત્ખાતવલયો બાલલતાભિરવગુણ્ઠિતઃ ।
આવૃતં તત્તપોદુઃખમીષત્સજ્જનવૃત્તિમિઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 6.91.20 in Telugu sript:
యత్ఖాతవలయో బాలలతాభిరవగుణ్ఠితః ।
ఆవృతం తత్తపోదుఃఖమీషత్సజ్జనవృత్తిమిః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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