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 7.29.28

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
राघवे गदति त्वेवं वसिष्ठो वदतां वरः ।
तूष्णीमेव मुहूर्तार्धमतिष्ठत्स्पष्टचेष्टितः ॥ २८ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca |
rāghave gadati tvevaṃ vasiṣṭho vadatāṃ varaḥ |
tūṣṇīmeva muhūrtārdhamatiṣṭhatspaṣṭaceṣṭitaḥ || 28 ||

Valmiki said:—Being thus interrogated by Rama, Vasishtha the best of speakers, remained silent for a moment, pondering on the answer he should make.

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

Shri, Valmiki, Raghava, Tva, Evam, Eva, Vasishtha, Vadat, Vara, Varas, Tushnim, Tushni, Muhurta, Ardha, Atishthat, Spashta, Ceshtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.29.28). 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: “śrīvālmīkiruvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vālmīkir -
  • vālmīki (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: “rāghave gadati tvevaṃ vasiṣṭho vadatāṃ varaḥ
  • rāghave -
  • rāghava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gadati -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vasiṣṭho* -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadatām -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tūṣṇīmeva muhūrtārdhamatiṣṭhatspaṣṭaceṣṭitaḥ
  • tūṣṇīm -
  • tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muhūrtā -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atiṣṭhat -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • spaṣṭa -
  • spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • ceṣṭitaḥ -
  • ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ceṣṭ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.29.28

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 7.29.28 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવાલ્મીકિરુવાચ ।
રાઘવે ગદતિ ત્વેવં વસિષ્ઠો વદતાં વરઃ ।
તૂષ્ણીમેવ મુહૂર્તાર્ધમતિષ્ઠત્સ્પષ્ટચેષ્ટિતઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 7.29.28 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవాల్మీకిరువాచ ।
రాఘవే గదతి త్వేవం వసిష్ఠో వదతాం వరః ।
తూష్ణీమేవ ముహూర్తార్ధమతిష్ఠత్స్పష్టచేష్టితః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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