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 3.89.2

सामान्यब्राह्मणा भूत्वा मनोभावनया किल ।
ऐन्दवा ब्रह्मतां याता मनसः पश्य शक्तताम् ॥ २ ॥

sāmānyabrāhmaṇā bhūtvā manobhāvanayā kila |
aindavā brahmatāṃ yātā manasaḥ paśya śaktatām || 2 ||

Look at the capacity of the mind in the instance of the sons of Indu; who being but ordinary Brahmans, became assimilated to Brahma, by their meditation of him in their minds.

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

Sama, Saman, Samanya, Samani, Abrahmana, Mana, Manas, Manu, Bhavanaya, Bhavana, Kila, Aindava, Brahmata, Yata, Manasa, Pashya, Shakta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.89.2). 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: “sāmānyabrāhmaṇā bhūtvā manobhāvanayā kila
  • sāmānya -
  • sāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāmāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sāmāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sāmāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sāman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abrāhmaṇā* -
  • abrāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abrāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • mano -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhāvanayā -
  • bhāvanayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “aindavā brahmatāṃ yātā manasaḥ paśya śaktatām
  • aindavā* -
  • aindava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brahmatām -
  • brahmatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • yātā* -
  • yāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • manasaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • śakta -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.89.2

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 3.89.2 in Gujarati sript:
સામાન્યબ્રાહ્મણા ભૂત્વા મનોભાવનયા કિલ ।
ઐન્દવા બ્રહ્મતાં યાતા મનસઃ પશ્ય શક્તતામ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 3.89.2 in Telugu sript:
సామాన్యబ్రాహ్మణా భూత్వా మనోభావనయా కిల ।
ఐన్దవా బ్రహ్మతాం యాతా మనసః పశ్య శక్తతామ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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