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 7.150.14

इमां भोगास्थयावस्थां प्राप्तोऽस्म्यज्ञ इवाध्वगः ।
धावञ्छ्रमार्तिरम्ब्वर्थी व्यर्थया मृगतृष्णया ॥ १४ ॥

imāṃ bhogāsthayāvasthāṃ prāpto'smyajña ivādhvagaḥ |
dhāvañchramārtirambvarthī vyarthayā mṛgatṛṣṇayā || 14 ||

I was glad at that state of my life, from my desire of the enjoyments of the world; but was deceived like a weary passenger, pursuing a mirage with eager expectation of water.

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

Iyam, Idam, Bhoga, Tha, Yava, Prapta, Ajna, Iva, Adhvaga, Dhavat, Shrama, Arti, Ambu, Arthin, Arthi, Vyartha, Mrigatrishna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.150.14). 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: “imāṃ bhogāsthayāvasthāṃ prāpto'smyajña ivādhvagaḥ
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhogās -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvas -
  • yāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • thā -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāpto' -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmya -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • ajña* -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhvagaḥ -
  • adhvaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dhāvañchramārtirambvarthī vyarthayā mṛgatṛṣṇayā
  • dhāvañch -
  • dhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śramā -
  • śrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artir -
  • arti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambva -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arthī -
  • arthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyarthayā -
  • vyarthā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mṛgatṛṣṇayā -
  • mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.150.14

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 7.150.14 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમાં ભોગાસ્થયાવસ્થાં પ્રાપ્તોઽસ્મ્યજ્ઞ ઇવાધ્વગઃ ।
ધાવઞ્છ્રમાર્તિરમ્બ્વર્થી વ્યર્થયા મૃગતૃષ્ણયા ॥ 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 7.150.14 in Telugu sript:
ఇమాం భోగాస్థయావస్థాం ప్రాప్తోఽస్మ్యజ్ఞ ఇవాధ్వగః ।
ధావఞ్ఛ్రమార్తిరమ్బ్వర్థీ వ్యర్థయా మృగతృష్ణయా ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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