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 3.55.20

मृत एवानुभवति कश्चित्सामान्यपातकी ।
स्ववासनानुसारेण देहं संपन्नमक्षतम् ॥ २० ॥

mṛta evānubhavati kaścitsāmānyapātakī |
svavāsanānusāreṇa dehaṃ saṃpannamakṣatam || 20 ||

But the souls of the least sinful, come to assume soon after their death, some perfect human form, in order to enjoy the fruits of their desire and desert on earth.

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

Mrita, Eva, Vati, Kah, Cit, Samanya, Patakin, Pataki, Sva, Svan, Vasana, Usri, Ara, Deha, Sampanna, Akshata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.55.20). 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: “mṛta evānubhavati kaścitsāmānyapātakī
  • mṛta* -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ubha -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • vati -
  • vati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vatī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sāmānya -
  • sāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pātakī -
  • pātakī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pātakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pātakin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svavāsanānusāreṇa dehaṃ saṃpannamakṣatam
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vāsanān -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • usā -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • areṇa -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • deham -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sampannam -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sampannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akṣatam -
  • akṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.55.20

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 3.55.20 in Gujarati sript:
મૃત એવાનુભવતિ કશ્ચિત્સામાન્યપાતકી ।
સ્વવાસનાનુસારેણ દેહં સંપન્નમક્ષતમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.55.20 in Telugu sript:
మృత ఏవానుభవతి కశ్చిత్సామాన్యపాతకీ ।
స్వవాసనానుసారేణ దేహం సంపన్నమక్షతమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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