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 7.155.16

अविद्यारूपमाभोगि किंप्रमाणमिदं जगत् ।
स्यादित्यात्मविकल्पेन तपस्त्वं कर्तुमुद्यतः ॥ १६ ॥

avidyārūpamābhogi kiṃpramāṇamidaṃ jagat |
syādityātmavikalpena tapastvaṃ kartumudyataḥ || 16 ||

You are led [of] your own accord to inquire into the nature and extent of the cosmos, which is but a phantom of delusion.

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

Avidya, Arupa, Abhogin, Kimpramana, Idam, Jagat, Syat, Sya, Itya, Vikalpena, Vikalpa, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Tva, Yushmad, Kartu, Udyat, Udyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.155.16). 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: “avidyārūpamābhogi kiṃpramāṇamidaṃ jagat
  • avidyā -
  • avidya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avidya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arūpam -
  • arūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ābhogi -
  • ābhogi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ābhogin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ābhogin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kimpramāṇam -
  • kimpramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimpramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimpramāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “syādityātmavikalpena tapastvaṃ kartumudyataḥ
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ityāt -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikalpena -
  • vikalpena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • udyataḥ -
  • udyat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    udyat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    udyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.155.16

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 7.155.16 in Gujarati sript:
અવિદ્યારૂપમાભોગિ કિંપ્રમાણમિદં જગત્ ।
સ્યાદિત્યાત્મવિકલ્પેન તપસ્ત્વં કર્તુમુદ્યતઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 7.155.16 in Telugu sript:
అవిద్యారూపమాభోగి కింప్రమాణమిదం జగత్ ।
స్యాదిత్యాత్మవికల్పేన తపస్త్వం కర్తుముద్యతః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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