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 1.8.8

केवलं पुष्पखण्डेषु नगरोपवनेषु च ।
उद्यानवनकुञ्जेषु सदैव परिशीलनम् ॥ ८ ॥

kevalaṃ puṣpakhaṇḍeṣu nagaropavaneṣu ca |
udyānavanakuñjeṣu sadaiva pariśīlanam || 8 ||

He only knows how to walk about in the gardens of this city and amidst the arbours and pleasant groves.

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

Kevalam, Kevala, Pushpa, Khanda, Nagaropavana, Udyanavana, Kunja, Sadaiva, Parishilana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.8). 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: “kevalaṃ puṣpakhaṇḍeṣu nagaropavaneṣu ca
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣpa -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaṇḍeṣu -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • nagaropavaneṣu -
  • nagaropavana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    nagaropavana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “udyānavanakuñjeṣu sadaiva pariśīlanam
  • udyānavana -
  • udyānavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udyānavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuñjeṣu -
  • kuñja (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • sadaiva -
  • sadaiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadaiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariśīlanam -
  • pariśīlana (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 1.8.8

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 1.8.8 in Gujarati sript:
કેવલં પુષ્પખણ્ડેષુ નગરોપવનેષુ ચ ।
ઉદ્યાનવનકુઞ્જેષુ સદૈવ પરિશીલનમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 1.8.8 in Telugu sript:
కేవలం పుష్పఖణ్డేషు నగరోపవనేషు చ ।
ఉద్యానవనకుఞ్జేషు సదైవ పరిశీలనమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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