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 7.37.13

तत्सद्भावान्महद्दुःखमसद्भावान्महत्सुखम् ।
अभावः सोपपत्तिस्तु दृढतां याति भावनात् ॥ १३ ॥

tatsadbhāvānmahadduḥkhamasadbhāvānmahatsukham |
abhāvaḥ sopapattistu dṛḍhatāṃ yāti bhāvanāt || 13 ||

Therefore their presence or possession is full of misery, as their want or absence is fraught with felicity; want being had with the knowledge of the term, proves a substantive good in thy thought nididhyasana of it. (Want importing the absence both of good and evil, is a certain blessing. It may mean also want.

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

Tatsad, Bhavat, Bhava, Mahat, Duhkham, Duhkha, Asadbhava, Kham, Kha, Abhava, Upapatti, Dridhata, Yat, Yati, Bhavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.37.13). 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: “tatsadbhāvānmahadduḥkhamasadbhāvānmahatsukham
  • tatsad -
  • tatsad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tatsad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāvān -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    bhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahad -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asadbhāvān -
  • asadbhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mahatsu -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abhāvaḥ sopapattistu dṛḍhatāṃ yāti bhāvanāt
  • abhāvaḥ -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upapattis -
  • upapatti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛḍhatām -
  • dṛḍhatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • bhāvanāt -
  • bhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.37.13

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 7.37.13 in Gujarati sript:
તત્સદ્ભાવાન્મહદ્દુઃખમસદ્ભાવાન્મહત્સુખમ્ ।
અભાવઃ સોપપત્તિસ્તુ દૃઢતાં યાતિ ભાવનાત્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 7.37.13 in Telugu sript:
తత్సద్భావాన్మహద్దుఃఖమసద్భావాన్మహత్సుఖమ్ ।
అభావః సోపపత్తిస్తు దృఢతాం యాతి భావనాత్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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