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 7.96.29

अहो नु मुग्धता ज्ञानदृष्टीनां यद्विदन्त्यलम् ।
शरीरशकलाभावे नश्याम इति मोहिताः ॥ २९ ॥

aho nu mugdhatā jñānadṛṣṭīnāṃ yadvidantyalam |
śarīraśakalābhāve naśyāma iti mohitāḥ || 29 ||

O the delusion! that overspreads the sight of clear-sighted sages; who fear for their total annihilation at the loss of their bodies.

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

Ahan, Mugdha, Tas, Jnanadrishti, Yat, Yad, Vidat, Alam, Ala, Sharira, Shakala, Abhava, Iti, Mohita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.96.29). 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: “aho nu mugdhatā jñānadṛṣṭīnāṃ yadvidantyalam
  • aho* -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mugdha -
  • mugdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mugdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñānadṛṣṭīnām -
  • jñānadṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jñānadṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    jñānadṛṣṭi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidantya -
  • vid -> vidat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śarīraśakalābhāve naśyāma iti mohitāḥ
  • śarīra -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakalā -
  • śakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhāve -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • naśyāma* -
  • naś (verb class 4)
    [present active first plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mohitāḥ -
  • mohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh]
    muh -> mohitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh], [accusative plural from √muh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.96.29

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 7.96.29 in Gujarati sript:
અહો નુ મુગ્ધતા જ્ઞાનદૃષ્ટીનાં યદ્વિદન્ત્યલમ્ ।
શરીરશકલાભાવે નશ્યામ ઇતિ મોહિતાઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 7.96.29 in Telugu sript:
అహో ను ముగ్ధతా జ్ఞానదృష్టీనాం యద్విదన్త్యలమ్ ।
శరీరశకలాభావే నశ్యామ ఇతి మోహితాః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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