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 7.180.19

पृष्टश्च कोऽसि भगवन्किमर्थं दारुणं तपः ।
करोषीदं विशालाक्ष लक्ष्यालक्ष्यात्मजीवितः ॥ १९ ॥

pṛṣṭaśca ko'si bhagavankimarthaṃ dāruṇaṃ tapaḥ |
karoṣīdaṃ viśālākṣa lakṣyālakṣyātmajīvitaḥ || 19 ||

I then asked him saying; who art thou lord, that hast thus betaken thyself to this sort of painful devotion; say, O long sighted seer, what is the aim and object of this thy protracted state of self-mortification at the peril-expense of thy precious life.

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

Prishta, Kah, Asi, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Kimartha, Daruna, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Idam, Vishalaksha, Lakshyalakshya, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.180.19). 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: “pṛṣṭaśca ko'si bhagavankimarthaṃ dāruṇaṃ tapaḥ
  • pṛṣṭaś -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dāruṇam -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapaḥ -
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “karoṣīdaṃ viśālākṣa lakṣyālakṣyātmajīvitaḥ
  • karoṣī -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active second single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viśālākṣa -
  • viśālākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśālākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣyālakṣyāt -
  • lakṣyālakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    lakṣyālakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvitaḥ -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.180.19

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 7.180.19 in Gujarati sript:
પૃષ્ટશ્ચ કોઽસિ ભગવન્કિમર્થં દારુણં તપઃ ।
કરોષીદં વિશાલાક્ષ લક્ષ્યાલક્ષ્યાત્મજીવિતઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 7.180.19 in Telugu sript:
పృష్టశ్చ కోఽసి భగవన్కిమర్థం దారుణం తపః ।
కరోషీదం విశాలాక్ష లక్ష్యాలక్ష్యాత్మజీవితః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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