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 2.14.22

विवेकितोदिता देहे सर्वं शीतलयत्यलम् ।
अलंकरोति चात्यन्तं ज्योत्स्नेव भुवनं यथा ॥ २२ ॥

vivekitoditā dehe sarvaṃ śītalayatyalam |
alaṃkaroti cātyantaṃ jyotsneva bhuvanaṃ yathā || 22 ||

When the light of reason shines in any person, it imparts the coolness and good grace of moon-beams to all things around him.

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

Vivekita, Udita, Deha, Sarvam, Sarva, Shitala, Yat, Yati, Yatin, Yatya, Alam, Ala, Karoti, Jyotsna, Iva, Bhuvana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.22). 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: “vivekitoditā dehe sarvaṃ śītalayatyalam
  • vivekito -
  • vivekitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uditā* -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
  • dehe -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śītala -
  • śītala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śītala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatya -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “alaṃkaroti cātyantaṃ jyotsneva bhuvanaṃ yathā
  • alaṅ -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yantam -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • jyotsne -
  • jyotsna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jyotsna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jyotsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhuvanam -
  • bhuvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhuvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhuvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.22

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 2.14.22 in Gujarati sript:
વિવેકિતોદિતા દેહે સર્વં શીતલયત્યલમ્ ।
અલંકરોતિ ચાત્યન્તં જ્યોત્સ્નેવ ભુવનં યથા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 2.14.22 in Telugu sript:
వివేకితోదితా దేహే సర్వం శీతలయత్యలమ్ ।
అలంకరోతి చాత్యన్తం జ్యోత్స్నేవ భువనం యథా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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