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 7.75.1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथाग्रस्थब्रह्मलोको ब्रह्मणि ध्यानशालिनि ।
निक्षिप्ताक्षः शनैर्दिक्षु दृष्टवानहमग्रतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
athāgrasthabrahmaloko brahmaṇi dhyānaśālini |
nikṣiptākṣaḥ śanairdikṣu dṛṣṭavānahamagrataḥ || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Then sitting in my meditation of Brahma, I cast my eyes around, I came to the sight of the region before me.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Atha, Agra, Tha, Brahmaloka, Brahman, Dhyana, Shalin, Shalini, Nikshipta, Aksha, Shanaih, Shana, Dish, Dikshu, Drishtavat, Aha, Asmad, Agratah, Agratas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.75.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (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: “athāgrasthabrahmaloko brahmaṇi dhyānaśālini
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • agras -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmaloko* -
  • brahmaloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṇi -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhyāna -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālini -
  • śālinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “nikṣiptākṣaḥ śanairdikṣu dṛṣṭavānahamagrataḥ
  • nikṣiptā -
  • nikṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣaḥ -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣar (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • śanair -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • dṛṣṭavān -
  • dṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.75.1

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 7.75.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
અથાગ્રસ્થબ્રહ્મલોકો બ્રહ્મણિ ધ્યાનશાલિનિ ।
નિક્ષિપ્તાક્ષઃ શનૈર્દિક્ષુ દૃષ્ટવાનહમગ્રતઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 7.75.1 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
అథాగ్రస్థబ్రహ్మలోకో బ్రహ్మణి ధ్యానశాలిని ।
నిక్షిప్తాక్షః శనైర్దిక్షు దృష్టవానహమగ్రతః ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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