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 7.144.18

वेदान्तार्थात्मकं पूर्वसर्गाभावं प्रवर्तते ।
ततो वेद्यव्यवस्था ज्ञैः क्रियते स्वार्थसिद्धये ॥ १८ ॥

vedāntārthātmakaṃ pūrvasargābhāvaṃ pravartate |
tato vedyavyavasthā jñaiḥ kriyate svārthasiddhaye || 18 ||

Thus the vedantist comes to know the inexistence of the outer world, and by knowing the knowable One, they come to attain the consummation of their object.

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

Vedantartha, Maka, Purva, Sarga, Abhava, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Tatah, Tata, Vedi, Vedin, Vedya, Avyavastha, Jna, Kriyat, Svarthasiddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.144.18). 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: “vedāntārthātmakaṃ pūrvasargābhāvaṃ pravartate
  • vedāntārthāt -
  • vedāntārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • makam -
  • maka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sargā -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhāvam -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative 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: “tato vedyavyavasthā jñaiḥ kriyate svārthasiddhaye
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • vedya -
  • vedi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vedī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vedin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vedin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vedya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √vid]
  • avyavasthā* -
  • avyavastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avyavasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñaiḥ -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kriyate -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • svārthasiddhaye -
  • svārthasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.144.18

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 7.144.18 in Gujarati sript:
વેદાન્તાર્થાત્મકં પૂર્વસર્ગાભાવં પ્રવર્તતે ।
તતો વેદ્યવ્યવસ્થા જ્ઞૈઃ ક્રિયતે સ્વાર્થસિદ્ધયે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 7.144.18 in Telugu sript:
వేదాన్తార్థాత్మకం పూర్వసర్గాభావం ప్రవర్తతే ।
తతో వేద్యవ్యవస్థా జ్ఞైః క్రియతే స్వార్థసిద్ధయే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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