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 7.210.12

दानौर्ध्वदेहिकतपोजपादीनां परत्र यत् ।
अमूर्तानां फलं मूर्तं तदिदं कथ्यते श्रृणु ॥ १२ ॥

dānaurdhvadehikatapojapādīnāṃ paratra yat |
amūrtānāṃ phalaṃ mūrtaṃ tadidaṃ kathyate śrṛṇu || 12 ||

Now hear me tell you of the unknown and invisible results of the acts piety, such as charity, obsequeous rites, religious austerities and the mutterings of holy mantras, which accrue to the departed ghosts of bodily beings in the next world.

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

Daman, Dana, Danu, Aurdhvadehika, Tap, Tapa, Tapu, Tapas, Japa, Paratra, Yat, Yad, Amurta, Phala, Murta, Tad, Tat, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.210.12). 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: “dānaurdhvadehikatapojapādīnāṃ paratra yat
  • dānau -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dānu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dānu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aurdhvadehika -
  • aurdhvadehika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aurdhvadehika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapo -
  • 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]
    tapu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tapu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • japād -
  • japa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    japa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • paratra -
  • paratra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “amūrtānāṃ phalaṃ mūrtaṃ tadidaṃ kathyate śrṛṇu
  • amūrtānām -
  • amūrta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    amūrta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    amūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūrtam -
  • mūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūrta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṝ -> mūrta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mṝ -> mūrta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mūrch -> mūrta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]
    mūrch -> mūrta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇu

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.210.12

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 7.210.12 in Gujarati sript:
દાનૌર્ધ્વદેહિકતપોજપાદીનાં પરત્ર યત્ ।
અમૂર્તાનાં ફલં મૂર્તં તદિદં કથ્યતે શ્રૃણુ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 7.210.12 in Telugu sript:
దానౌర్ధ్వదేహికతపోజపాదీనాం పరత్ర యత్ ।
అమూర్తానాం ఫలం మూర్తం తదిదం కథ్యతే శ్రృణు ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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