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 1.27.20

विद्राविते शत्रुजने समस्ते समागतायामभितश्च लक्ष्म्याम् ।
सेव्यन्त एतानि सुखानि यावत्तावत्समायाति कुतोऽपि मृत्युः ॥ २० ॥

vidrāvite śatrujane samaste samāgatāyāmabhitaśca lakṣmyām |
sevyanta etāni sukhāni yāvattāvatsamāyāti kuto'pi mṛtyuḥ || 20 ||

After quelling his enemies and getting enough of riches in his clutches, the rich man just sits down to enjoy his gains; when death comes upon him, and interrupts his joy.

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

Vidravita, Shatrujana, Samasta, Samasti, Samagata, Abhitah, Lakshmi, Sevi, Sevin, Sevya, Anta, Eta, Etad, Sukha, Yavattavat, Sama, Samaya, Ati, Kutah, Kuta, Api, Mrityu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.27.20). 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: “vidrāvite śatrujane samaste samāgatāyāmabhitaśca lakṣmyām
  • vidrāvite -
  • vidrāvita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidrāvita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vidrāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śatrujane -
  • śatrujana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • samaste -
  • samasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samasti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    samasti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • samāgatāyām -
  • samāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • abhitaś -
  • abhitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣmyām -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sevyanta etāni sukhāni yāvattāvatsamāyāti kuto'pi mṛtyuḥ
  • sevya -
  • sevi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sevin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sevin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sevya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sevya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sīv]
    sev -> sevya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sev]
    sīv -> sevya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sīv]
    sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sīv]
  • anta* -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukhāni -
  • sukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāvattāvat -
  • yāvattāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvattāvat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāvattāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samāyā -
  • samāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    samāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kuto' -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.27.20

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 1.27.20 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્રાવિતે શત્રુજને સમસ્તે સમાગતાયામભિતશ્ચ લક્ષ્મ્યામ્ ।
સેવ્યન્ત એતાનિ સુખાનિ યાવત્તાવત્સમાયાતિ કુતોઽપિ મૃત્યુઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.27.20 in Telugu sript:
విద్రావితే శత్రుజనే సమస్తే సమాగతాయామభితశ్చ లక్ష్మ్యామ్ ।
సేవ్యన్త ఏతాని సుఖాని యావత్తావత్సమాయాతి కుతోఽపి మృత్యుః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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