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 7.138.23

श्रीराम उवाच ।
मनः प्राणवशादेव मनुते किं महामुने ।
स्वरूपं मनसो नास्ति तस्मात्तत्केवलं च किम् ॥ २३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
manaḥ prāṇavaśādeva manute kiṃ mahāmune |
svarūpaṃ manaso nāsti tasmāttatkevalaṃ ca kim || 23 ||

Rama asked said:—Say sir, what does the mind do now in its subjection under the vital breath, which was the cause of its operations in the waking state? The mind has no form also beside the breath, how then does it subsist without the same.

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

Shrirama, Mana, Manas, Prana, Vasha, Eva, Kim, Mahamuni, Svarupa, Manasa, Nasti, Tasmat, Tad, Tat, Kevalam, Kevala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.138.23). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (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: “manaḥ prāṇavaśādeva manute kiṃ mahāmune
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśād -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manute -
  • man (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “svarūpaṃ manaso nāsti tasmāttatkevalaṃ ca kim
  • svarūpam -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manaso* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.138.23

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 7.138.23 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
મનઃ પ્રાણવશાદેવ મનુતે કિં મહામુને ।
સ્વરૂપં મનસો નાસ્તિ તસ્માત્તત્કેવલં ચ કિમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 7.138.23 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
మనః ప్రాణవశాదేవ మనుతే కిం మహామునే ।
స్వరూపం మనసో నాస్తి తస్మాత్తత్కేవలం చ కిమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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