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 2.1.38

तव बाल महावीर मतिर्विरतिमागता ।
भोगेभ्यो दीर्घरोगेभ्यःकिमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ ३८ ॥

tava bāla mahāvīra matirviratimāgatā |
bhogebhyo dīrgharogebhyaḥkimanyacchrotumicchasi || 38 ||

"You must be a hero to have overcome your desire in the lengthening chain of attractive enjoyments from your early youth. What more do you want to hear?

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

Yushmad, Bala, Mahavira, Mati, Virati, Agata, Bhoga, Dirgha, Roga, Kim, Ani, Anya, Shrotu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.1.38). 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: “tava bāla mahāvīra matirviratimāgatā
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāvīra -
  • mahāvīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • matir -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viratim -
  • virati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āgatā -
  • āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhogebhyo dīrgharogebhyaḥkimanyacchrotumicchasi
  • bhogebhyo* -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • dīrgha -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rogebhyaḥ -
  • roga (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • acch -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchasi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.1.38

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 2.1.38 in Gujarati sript:
તવ બાલ મહાવીર મતિર્વિરતિમાગતા ।
ભોગેભ્યો દીર્ઘરોગેભ્યઃકિમન્યચ્છ્રોતુમિચ્છસિ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 2.1.38 in Telugu sript:
తవ బాల మహావీర మతిర్విరతిమాగతా ।
భోగేభ్యో దీర్ఘరోగేభ్యఃకిమన్యచ్ఛ్రోతుమిచ్ఛసి ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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