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 7.166.29

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतस्या जठरे राम लेखाहं जठरे स्थितः ।
तेन पश्यामि तत्रस्थो लेखाजालं तदक्षतम् ॥ २९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
etasyā jaṭhare rāma lekhāhaṃ jaṭhare sthitaḥ |
tena paśyāmi tatrastho lekhājālaṃ tadakṣatam || 29 ||

Vasishtha replied:—It was by means of my being seated, in the very heart of that stone; that I came to see those marks, as also to penetrate into their meanings.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Esha, Jathara, Rama, Lekha, Aha, Asmad, Sthita, Tad, Tena, Pashya, Amin, Tatrastha, Jala, Tada, Kshata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.166.29). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (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: “etasyā jaṭhare rāma lekhāhaṃ jaṭhare sthitaḥ
  • etasyā* -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jaṭhare -
  • jaṭhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaṭhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jaṭharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • lekhā -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • jaṭhare -
  • jaṭhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaṭhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jaṭharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “tena paśyāmi tatrastho lekhājālaṃ tadakṣatam
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatrastho* -
  • tatrastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lekhā -
  • lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jālam -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatam -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.166.29

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 7.166.29 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
એતસ્યા જઠરે રામ લેખાહં જઠરે સ્થિતઃ ।
તેન પશ્યામિ તત્રસ્થો લેખાજાલં તદક્ષતમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 7.166.29 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
ఏతస్యా జఠరే రామ లేఖాహం జఠరే స్థితః ।
తేన పశ్యామి తత్రస్థో లేఖాజాలం తదక్షతమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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