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 7.166.28

श्रीराम उवाच ।
तादृशी वज्रसारा सा शिला भंक्तुं न युज्यते ।
तथापि भवता दृष्टा लेखास्तत्कोशगाः कथम् ॥ २८ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
tādṛśī vajrasārā sā śilā bhaṃktuṃ na yujyate |
tathāpi bhavatā dṛṣṭā lekhāstatkośagāḥ katham || 28 ||

Rama said:—How could you sir, look into those marks inside that solid stone, which you say, is as stiff as adamant, and incapable of being broken or perforated by any means.

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

Shrirama, Tadrish, Tadrishi, Vajrasara, Shila, Tatha, Api, Bhavat, Bhavant, Drishta, Lekha, Tat, Tad, Kosha, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.166.28). 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: “tādṛśī vajrasārā śilā bhaṃktuṃ na yujyate
  • tādṛśī -
  • tādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vajrasārā -
  • vajrasārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śilā* -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaṅktum -
  • bhañj -> bhaṅktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhañj]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yujyate -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “tathāpi bhavatā dṛṣṭā lekhāstatkośagāḥ katham
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • lekhās -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kośa -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāḥ -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.166.28

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 7.166.28 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
તાદૃશી વજ્રસારા સા શિલા ભંક્તું ન યુજ્યતે ।
તથાપિ ભવતા દૃષ્ટા લેખાસ્તત્કોશગાઃ કથમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 7.166.28 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
తాదృశీ వజ్రసారా సా శిలా భంక్తుం న యుజ్యతే ।
తథాపి భవతా దృష్టా లేఖాస్తత్కోశగాః కథమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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