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 1.28.4

यदङ्गमद्य संवीतं कौशेयस्रग्विलेपनैः ।
दिगम्बरं तदेव श्वो दूरे विशरिताऽवटे ॥ ४ ॥

yadaṅgamadya saṃvītaṃ kauśeyasragvilepanaiḥ |
digambaraṃ tadeva śvo dūre viśaritā'vaṭe || 4 ||

The body that is clothed to-day with garments of silk, and decorated with garlands and fragrance, is to be cast away naked into a ditch to-morrow.

English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.28.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Anga, Adya, Samvita, Kausheya, Sragvin, Lepana, Digambara, Tada, Iva, Dure, Dura, Visha, Avata, Avati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.4). 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: “yadaṅgamadya saṃvītaṃ kauśeyasragvilepanaiḥ
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • aṅgam -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvītam -
  • saṃvīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kauśeya -
  • kauśeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kauśeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sragvi -
  • sragvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sragvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lepanaiḥ -
  • lepana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lepana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “digambaraṃ tadeva śvo dūre viśaritā'vaṭe
  • digambaram -
  • digambara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    digambara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    digambarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śvo -
  • dūre -
  • dūre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viśa -
  • viśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ritā' -
  • avaṭe -
  • avaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avaṭi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.4

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 1.28.4 in Gujarati sript:
યદઙ્ગમદ્ય સંવીતં કૌશેયસ્રગ્વિલેપનૈઃ ।
દિગમ્બરં તદેવ શ્વો દૂરે વિશરિતાઽવટે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 1.28.4 in Telugu sript:
యదఙ్గమద్య సంవీతం కౌశేయస్రగ్విలేపనైః ।
దిగమ్బరం తదేవ శ్వో దూరే విశరితాఽవటే ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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