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 3.115.25

अत्र ते श्रृणु वक्ष्यामि वृत्तान्तमिममुत्तमम् ।
लवणोऽसौ यथा यातश्चण्डालत्वं मनोभ्रमात् ॥ २५ ॥

atra te śrṛṇu vakṣyāmi vṛttāntamimamuttamam |
lavaṇo'sau yathā yātaścaṇḍālatvaṃ manobhramāt || 25 ||

Hear me now tell you the useful moral of the story of Lavana; and how he was transformed to a Chandala, by derangement of his mind.

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

Atra, Tad, Yushmad, Vrittanta, Idam, Uttamam, Uttama, Lavana, Asi, Asu, Adah, Yatha, Yat, Yata, Yatri, Candalatva, Mana, Manas, Manu, Bhramat, Bhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.25). 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: “atra te śrṛṇu vakṣyāmi vṛttāntamimamuttamam
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṇu*va
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • vṛttāntam -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “lavaṇo'sau yathā yātaścaṇḍālatvaṃ manobhramāt
  • lavaṇo' -
  • lavaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yātaś -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • caṇḍālatvam -
  • caṇḍālatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • bhramāt -
  • bhramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.25

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 3.115.25 in Gujarati sript:
અત્ર તે શ્રૃણુ વક્ષ્યામિ વૃત્તાન્તમિમમુત્તમમ્ ।
લવણોઽસૌ યથા યાતશ્ચણ્ડાલત્વં મનોભ્રમાત્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 3.115.25 in Telugu sript:
అత్ర తే శ్రృణు వక్ష్యామి వృత్తాన్తమిమముత్తమమ్ ।
లవణోఽసౌ యథా యాతశ్చణ్డాలత్వం మనోభ్రమాత్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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