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 7.116.79

मौनस्पन्दविहारवर्णवपुषां साम्येऽपि काकव्रजेऽकाकः कोकिल एष कान्तिरुचिरो दूरात्परिज्ञायते ।
मध्ये मूर्खजनस्य पण्डित इव स्वाकारभव्यक्रियः सर्वो हि प्रथिमानमेति सदृशस्वान्तश्चमत्कारतः ॥ ७९ ॥

maunaspandavihāravarṇavapuṣāṃ sāmye'pi kākavraje'kākaḥ kokila eṣa kāntiruciro dūrātparijñāyate |
madhye mūrkhajanasya paṇḍita iva svākārabhavyakriyaḥ sarvo hi prathimānameti sadṛśasvāntaścamatkārataḥ || 79 ||

The cuckoo sitting silent in an assemblage of crows, appears as one of them in its form and colour of its feathers; and the graceful gait of the cuckoo, makes it known from the rest, as the wise man is marked in the company of fools. It is hence that every body is respected by his inward talents and outward deportment, more than by outer form and feathers.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.116.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mauna, Spanda, Vihara, Varna, Varnan, Vapusha, Vapus, Samya, Api, Kaka, Vraja, Aka, Kokila, Esha, Kanti, Rucira, Durat, Dura, Parijnaya, Parijna, Tad, Yushmad, Madhye, Madhya, Murkha, Jana, Pandita, Iva, Svakara, Bhavin, Bhavya, Akriya, Sarva, Prathiman, Sadrisha, Svanta, Camatkara, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.116.79). 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: “maunaspandavihāravarṇavapuṣāṃ sāmye'pi kākavraje'kākaḥ kokila eṣa kāntiruciro dūrātparijñāyate
  • mauna -
  • mauna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mauna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spanda -
  • spanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihāra -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vapuṣām -
  • vapuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vapus (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sāmye' -
  • sāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kāka -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vraje' -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • akā -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akaḥ -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single], [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second single], [aorist active third single]
  • kokila* -
  • kokila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kānti -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāntī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ruciro* -
  • rucira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dūrāt -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • parijñāya -
  • parijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    parijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “madhye mūrkhajanasya paṇḍita iva svākārabhavyakriyaḥ sarvo hi prathimānameti sadṛśasvāntaścamatkārataḥ
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mūrkha -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūrkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janasya -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • paṇḍita* -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svākāra -
  • svākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svākāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavya -
  • bhavin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhavin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akriyaḥ -
  • akriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sarvo* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prathimānam -
  • prathiman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sadṛśa -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svāntaś -
  • svānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • camatkāra -
  • camatkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.116.79

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 7.116.79 in Gujarati sript:
મૌનસ્પન્દવિહારવર્ણવપુષાં સામ્યેઽપિ કાકવ્રજેઽકાકઃ કોકિલ એષ કાન્તિરુચિરો દૂરાત્પરિજ્ઞાયતે ।
મધ્યે મૂર્ખજનસ્ય પણ્ડિત ઇવ સ્વાકારભવ્યક્રિયઃ સર્વો હિ પ્રથિમાનમેતિ સદૃશસ્વાન્તશ્ચમત્કારતઃ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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 7.116.79 in Telugu sript:
మౌనస్పన్దవిహారవర్ణవపుషాం సామ్యేఽపి కాకవ్రజేఽకాకః కోకిల ఏష కాన్తిరుచిరో దూరాత్పరిజ్ఞాయతే ।
మధ్యే మూర్ఖజనస్య పణ్డిత ఇవ స్వాకారభవ్యక్రియః సర్వో హి ప్రథిమానమేతి సదృశస్వాన్తశ్చమత్కారతః ॥ ౭౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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