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 6.95.1

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं यद्ययं भासते भ्रमः ।
अर्थक्रियासमर्थश्च तत्कथं दुःखकारणम् ॥ १ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca |
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ yadyayaṃ bhāsate bhramaḥ |
arthakriyāsamarthaśca tatkathaṃ duḥkhakāraṇam || 1 ||

Sikhidvaja said:—If the view of the whole universe is but a phantom, and our knowledge of myself, thyself and of this and that, is but an error of our mind, then why is it that we should be concerned about or sorry for anything.

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

Shikhidhvaja, Abrahmastambaparyanta, Yadi, Yad, Aya, Idam, Bhasata, Bhrama, Arthakriya, Asamartha, Tat, Tad, Katham, Katha, Duhkhakarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.95.1). 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: “śikhidhvaja uvāca
  • śikhidhvaja* -
  • śikhidhvaja (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: “ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ yadyayaṃ bhāsate bhramaḥ
  • ābrahmastambaparyantam -
  • ābrahmastambaparyanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābrahmastambaparyanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāsate -
  • bhāsatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhās (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhramaḥ -
  • bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “arthakriyāsamarthaśca tatkathaṃ duḥkhakāraṇam
  • arthakriyā -
  • arthakriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asamarthaś -
  • asamartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • duḥkhakāraṇam -
  • duḥkhakāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkhakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.95.1

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 6.95.1 in Gujarati sript:
શિખિધ્વજ ઉવાચ ।
આબ્રહ્મસ્તમ્બપર્યન્તં યદ્યયં ભાસતે ભ્રમઃ ।
અર્થક્રિયાસમર્થશ્ચ તત્કથં દુઃખકારણમ્ ॥ 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 6.95.1 in Telugu sript:
శిఖిధ్వజ ఉవాచ ।
ఆబ్రహ్మస్తమ్బపర్యన్తం యద్యయం భాసతే భ్రమః ।
అర్థక్రియాసమర్థశ్చ తత్కథం దుఃఖకారణమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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