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 7.4.20

यो यो भाव उदेत्यन्तस्त्वयि स्पन्द इवानिले ।
नाहमस्मीति चिद्वृत्त्या तमनाधारतां नय ॥ २० ॥

yo yo bhāva udetyantastvayi spanda ivānile |
nāhamasmīti cidvṛttyā tamanādhāratāṃ naya || 20 ||

Try to dislodge the thoughts that rise in your mind, in the manner of the incessant vibrations in the air, by thinking that you are not the ego, nor has your ego any foundation at all.

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

Yah, Bhava, Yat, Yantri, Yushmad, Spanda, Iva, Anila, Naha, Iti, Cidvritti, Tamana, Adharata, Naya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.4.20). 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: “yo yo bhāva udetyantastvayi spanda ivānile
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāva*u -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • udet -
  • ud (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • yantas -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • spanda* -
  • spanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anile -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • Line 2: “nāhamasmīti cidvṛttyā tamanādhāratāṃ naya
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cidvṛttyā -
  • cidvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tamanā -
  • tamana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ādhāratām -
  • ādhāratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • naya -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (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 7.4.20

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 7.4.20 in Gujarati sript:
યો યો ભાવ ઉદેત્યન્તસ્ત્વયિ સ્પન્દ ઇવાનિલે ।
નાહમસ્મીતિ ચિદ્વૃત્ત્યા તમનાધારતાં નય ॥ 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 7.4.20 in Telugu sript:
యో యో భావ ఉదేత్యన్తస్త్వయి స్పన్ద ఇవానిలే ।
నాహమస్మీతి చిద్వృత్త్యా తమనాధారతాం నయ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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