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 2.1.18

जनको नाम भूपालो विद्यते वसुधातले ।
यथावद्वेत्त्यसौ वेद्यं तस्मात्सर्वमवाप्स्यसि ॥ १८ ॥

janako nāma bhūpālo vidyate vasudhātale |
yathāvadvettyasau vedyaṃ tasmātsarvamavāpsyasi || 18 ||

But that there was a prince named Janaka in this land, who well knew the knowledge of the knowable, and from whom Suka could learn every thing.

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

Janaka, Naman, Bhupala, Vasudhatala, Yathavat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Vedya, Tasmat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.1.18). 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: “janako nāma bhūpālo vidyate vasudhātale
  • janako* -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūpālo* -
  • bhūpāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • vasudhātale -
  • vasudhātala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yathāvadvettyasau vedyaṃ tasmātsarvamavāpsyasi
  • yathāvad -
  • yathāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vettya -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedyam -
  • vedya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vedya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vedyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vid], [accusative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vedya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid]
    vid -> vedya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb], [nominative single from √vid], [accusative single from √vid]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyasi -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.1.18

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 2.1.18 in Gujarati sript:
જનકો નામ ભૂપાલો વિદ્યતે વસુધાતલે ।
યથાવદ્વેત્ત્યસૌ વેદ્યં તસ્માત્સર્વમવાપ્સ્યસિ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.1.18 in Telugu sript:
జనకో నామ భూపాలో విద్యతే వసుధాతలే ।
యథావద్వేత్త్యసౌ వేద్యం తస్మాత్సర్వమవాప్స్యసి ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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