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 7.97.19

विचार्य पण्डितैः सार्धं श्रेष्ठवस्तुनि धीमता ।
स रूढो निश्चयो ग्राह्यो नेतरत्र यथा तथा ॥ १९ ॥

vicārya paṇḍitaiḥ sārdhaṃ śreṣṭhavastuni dhīmatā |
sa rūḍho niścayo grāhyo netaratra yathā tathā || 19 ||

Therefore consult with the learned, and judge with them about the right course; and then accept and follow what is best and correct, and reject all what proves to be otherwise.

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

Vicarya, Pandita, Sardham, Sardha, Shreshtha, Vastu, Dhimat, Dhimata, Rudha, Nishcaya, Grahi, Grahya, Neta, Atra, Yatha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.19). 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: “vicārya paṇḍitaiḥ sārdhaṃ śreṣṭhavastuni dhīmatā
  • vicārya -
  • vicārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṇḍitaiḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastuni -
  • vastu (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhīmatā -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa rūḍho niścayo grāhyo netaratra yathā tathā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūḍho* -
  • rūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ruh -> rūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ruh class 1 verb]
  • niścayo* -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grāhyo* -
  • grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah]
  • neta -
  • neta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    neta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.19

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 7.97.19 in Gujarati sript:
વિચાર્ય પણ્ડિતૈઃ સાર્ધં શ્રેષ્ઠવસ્તુનિ ધીમતા ।
સ રૂઢો નિશ્ચયો ગ્રાહ્યો નેતરત્ર યથા તથા ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 7.97.19 in Telugu sript:
విచార్య పణ్డితైః సార్ధం శ్రేష్ఠవస్తుని ధీమతా ।
స రూఢో నిశ్చయో గ్రాహ్యో నేతరత్ర యథా తథా ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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