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 7.123.14

वर्षाण्यष्टावभूद्राजा नालिकेरनिवासिनाम् ।
पूर्वः परमधर्मिष्ठः प्राप्तवान्प्राक्स्मृतिं ततः ॥ १४ ॥

varṣāṇyaṣṭāvabhūdrājā nālikeranivāsinām |
pūrvaḥ paramadharmiṣṭhaḥ prāptavānprāksmṛtiṃ tataḥ || 14 ||

Then travelling to the east, he became king of the country of cocoanuts; and after reigning there for full five years, he was restored to the remembrance of his former state.

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

Varsha, Ashta, Ashti, Raja, Nalikera, Nivasin, Purva, Parama, Dharmishtha, Praptavat, Prak, Smriti, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.123.14). 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: “varṣāṇyaṣṭāvabhūdrājā nālikeranivāsinām
  • varṣāṇya -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • aṣṭāva -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nālikera -
  • nālikera (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivāsinām -
  • nivāsin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nivāsin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “pūrvaḥ paramadharmiṣṭhaḥ prāptavānprāksmṛtiṃ tataḥ
  • pūrvaḥ -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmiṣṭhaḥ -
  • dharmiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptavān -
  • prāptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • smṛtim -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.123.14

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 7.123.14 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ષાણ્યષ્ટાવભૂદ્રાજા નાલિકેરનિવાસિનામ્ ।
પૂર્વઃ પરમધર્મિષ્ઠઃ પ્રાપ્તવાન્પ્રાક્સ્મૃતિં તતઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 7.123.14 in Telugu sript:
వర్షాణ్యష్టావభూద్రాజా నాలికేరనివాసినామ్ ।
పూర్వః పరమధర్మిష్ఠః ప్రాప్తవాన్ప్రాక్స్మృతిం తతః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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