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 7.49.42

ज्ञानवान्ज्ञानयज्ञस्थो ध्यानयूपं विरोपयन् ।
जगद्विजित्य जयति सर्वत्यागैकदक्षिणः ॥ ४२ ॥

jñānavānjñānayajñastho dhyānayūpaṃ viropayan |
jagadvijitya jayati sarvatyāgaikadakṣiṇaḥ || 42 ||

The wise man will perform his sacrifice with knowledge, and plant the stakes of his meditation in it; and at the conclusion of his all-conquering sacrifice (Vishajit) offer his relinquishment of the world (sarva tyaga) as his oblation to it.

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

Jnanavat, Jnanayajna, Tha, Dhyana, Yupa, Vira, Upayat, Jagat, Jayat, Sarvatyaga, Aika, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.49.42). 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: “jñānavānjñānayajñastho dhyānayūpaṃ viropayan
  • jñānavān -
  • jñānavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñānayajñas -
  • jñānayajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tho* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhyāna -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yūpam -
  • yūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • viro -
  • vira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upayan -
  • upayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “jagadvijitya jayati sarvatyāgaikadakṣiṇaḥ
  • jagad -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vijitya -
  • jayati -
  • jayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sarvatyāgai -
  • sarvatyāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣiṇaḥ -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.49.42

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 7.49.42 in Gujarati sript:
જ્ઞાનવાન્જ્ઞાનયજ્ઞસ્થો ધ્યાનયૂપં વિરોપયન્ ।
જગદ્વિજિત્ય જયતિ સર્વત્યાગૈકદક્ષિણઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 7.49.42 in Telugu sript:
జ్ఞానవాన్జ్ఞానయజ్ఞస్థో ధ్యానయూపం విరోపయన్ ।
జగద్విజిత్య జయతి సర్వత్యాగైకదక్షిణః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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