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 3.22.25

ये विरक्ता महात्मानो भोगभावनतानवम् ।
भावयन्त्यभवायान्तर्भव्या भुवि जयन्ति ते ॥ २५ ॥

ye viraktā mahātmāno bhogabhāvanatānavam |
bhāvayantyabhavāyāntarbhavyā bhuvi jayanti te || 25 ||

And those great souls become successful in this world, who are disgusted with the world, and are moderate in their enjoyments and desires, and do not think on the attainment of what they are in want of.

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

Yah, Yat, Virakta, Mahatman, Bhogabhava, Nata, Ava, Bhavayat, Bhavayanti, Abhava, Antar, Bhavya, Bhu, Jayanti, Jayat, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.22.25). 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: “ye viraktā mahātmāno bhogabhāvanatānavam
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viraktā* -
  • virakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viraktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātmāno* -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhogabhāva -
  • bhogabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhogabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • natān -
  • nata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    nam -> nata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √nam class 1 verb]
  • avam -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhāvayantyabhavāyāntarbhavyā bhuvi jayanti te
  • bhāvayantya -
  • bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bhū], [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhū], [nominative plural from √bhū], [vocative dual from √bhū], [vocative plural from √bhū], [accusative dual from √bhū], [accusative plural from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū]
    bhū (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • abhavāyā -
  • abhava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavyā* -
  • bhavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jayanti -
  • jayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.22.25

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

Buy now!
Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.22.25 in Gujarati sript:
યે વિરક્તા મહાત્માનો ભોગભાવનતાનવમ્ ।
ભાવયન્ત્યભવાયાન્તર્ભવ્યા ભુવિ જયન્તિ તે ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 3.22.25 in Telugu sript:
యే విరక్తా మహాత్మానో భోగభావనతానవమ్ ।
భావయన్త్యభవాయాన్తర్భవ్యా భువి జయన్తి తే ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: