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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 7.21.2
श्रीराम उवाच ।
किमुच्यते ज्ञानबन्धुर्ज्ञानी चैव किमुच्यते ।
किं फलं ज्ञानबन्धुत्वे ज्ञानित्वेऽपि च किं फलम् ॥ २ ॥
śrīrāma uvāca |
kimucyate jñānabandhurjñānī caiva kimucyate |
kiṃ phalaṃ jñānabandhutve jñānitve'pi ca kiṃ phalam || 2 ||
Rama rejoined:—Tell me sir, what is meant by true wisdom, and by the show or affectation of it; and what is the good or bad result of either.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.21.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shrirama, Kim, Ucyat, Jnana, Bandhu, Jnanin, Jnani, Phala, Bandhutva, Jnanitva, Api,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.21.2). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
- śrīrāma* -
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śrīrāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “kimucyate jñānabandhurjñānī caiva kimucyate ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhur -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jñānī -
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jñānī (noun, masculine)[compound]jñānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jñānin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- Line 3: “kiṃ phalaṃ jñānabandhutve jñānitve'pi ca kiṃ phalam ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhutve -
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bandhutva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- jñānitve' -
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jñānitva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.21.2
Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)
Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)
[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.21.2 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
કિમુચ્યતે જ્ઞાનબન્ધુર્જ્ઞાની ચૈવ કિમુચ્યતે ।
કિં ફલં જ્ઞાનબન્ધુત્વે જ્ઞાનિત્વેઽપિ ચ કિં ફલમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥
Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)
Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.21.2 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
కిముచ్యతే జ్ఞానబన్ధుర్జ్ఞానీ చైవ కిముచ్యతే ।
కిం ఫలం జ్ఞానబన్ధుత్వే జ్ఞానిత్వేఽపి చ కిం ఫలమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥
The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)
Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.
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