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 7.97.21

सतां विवदमानानां सच्छास्त्रव्यवहारिणाम् ।
यः समाह्लादकोऽनिन्द्यः स श्रेष्ठस्तं समाश्रयेत् ॥ २१ ॥

satāṃ vivadamānānāṃ sacchāstravyavahāriṇām |
yaḥ samāhlādako'nindyaḥ sa śreṣṭhastaṃ samāśrayet || 21 ||

He who serves and attends upon the preachers of sacred sastras, and on practicers of good and moral conduct; is also deemed a wise man, and his company also is to be resorted to by the wise.

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

Sat, Vivat, Vivas, Amana, Sacchastra, Vyavaharin, Yah, Sama, Ahladaka, Anindya, Shreshtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.21). 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: “satāṃ vivadamānānāṃ sacchāstravyavahāriṇām
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vivad -
  • vivat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vivat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> vivas (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [accusative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb], [accusative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • amānānām -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sacchāstra -
  • sacchāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyavahāriṇām -
  • vyavahārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vyavahārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “yaḥ samāhlādako'nindyaḥ sa śreṣṭhastaṃ samāśrayet
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āhlādako' -
  • āhlādaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anindyaḥ -
  • anindya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhas -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrayet -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.21

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 7.97.21 in Gujarati sript:
સતાં વિવદમાનાનાં સચ્છાસ્ત્રવ્યવહારિણામ્ ।
યઃ સમાહ્લાદકોઽનિન્દ્યઃ સ શ્રેષ્ઠસ્તં સમાશ્રયેત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 7.97.21 in Telugu sript:
సతాం వివదమానానాం సచ్ఛాస్త్రవ్యవహారిణామ్ ।
యః సమాహ్లాదకోఽనిన్ద్యః స శ్రేష్ఠస్తం సమాశ్రయేత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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