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 7.136.1

भास उवाच ।
अथाहं तं महादेवं पावकं पृष्टवानिदम् ।
शुकपक्षतिकोणस्थः भूयतामवनीश्वर ॥ १ ॥

bhāsa uvāca |
athāhaṃ taṃ mahādevaṃ pāvakaṃ pṛṣṭavānidam |
śukapakṣatikoṇasthaḥ bhūyatāmavanīśvara || 1 ||

Bhasa said:—Hear now, O lord of the earth, what I then said to the god of fire, from my seat under the wing of his riding parrot, and the answer which the god made to my query.

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

Bhas, Bhasa, Bhasas, Atha, Aha, Asmad, Tap, Mahadeva, Pavaka, Prishtavat, Idam, Shuka, Pakshat, Kona, Tha, Avanishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.136.1). 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: “bhāsa uvāca
  • bhāsa* -
  • bhāsas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhās (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “athāhaṃ taṃ mahādevaṃ pāvakaṃ pṛṣṭavānidam
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahādevam -
  • mahādeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahādeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahādevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāvakam -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pṛṣṭavān -
  • pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “śukapakṣatikoṇasthaḥ bhūyatāmavanīśvara
  • śuka -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣati -
  • pakṣati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pakṣ -> pakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb]
    pakṣ -> pakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • koṇas -
  • koṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thaḥ -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūyatām -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • avanīśvara -
  • avanīśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.136.1

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 7.136.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભાસ ઉવાચ ।
અથાહં તં મહાદેવં પાવકં પૃષ્ટવાનિદમ્ ।
શુકપક્ષતિકોણસ્થઃ ભૂયતામવનીશ્વર ॥ ૧ ॥

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 7.136.1 in Telugu sript:
భాస ఉవాచ ।
అథాహం తం మహాదేవం పావకం పృష్టవానిదమ్ ।
శుకపక్షతికోణస్థః భూయతామవనీశ్వర ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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