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 4.10.12

उदरेणातिरिक्तेन चर्मशेषेण शोषिणा ।
प्रदर्शयदिवाज्ञस्य हृदयस्यातिशून्यताम् ॥ १२ ॥

udareṇātiriktena carmaśeṣeṇa śoṣiṇā |
pradarśayadivājñasya hṛdayasyātiśūnyatām || 12 ||

The leanness of the belly like a lath, showed by its shriveled flesh and skin, the empty inside of the ignorant.

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

Udara, Atirikta, Carma, Carman, Shesha, Shoshin, Pradarsha, Yadi, Yad, Ajna, Hridaya, Ati, Shunyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.12). 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: “udareṇātiriktena carmaśeṣeṇa śoṣiṇā
  • udareṇā -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • atiriktena -
  • atirikta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    atirikta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • carma -
  • carma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śeṣeṇa -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śoṣiṇā -
  • śoṣin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śoṣin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “pradarśayadivājñasya hṛdayasyātiśūnyatām
  • pradarśa -
  • pradarśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajñasya -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hṛdayasyā -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śūnyatām -
  • śūnyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.12

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 4.10.12 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદરેણાતિરિક્તેન ચર્મશેષેણ શોષિણા ।
પ્રદર્શયદિવાજ્ઞસ્ય હૃદયસ્યાતિશૂન્યતામ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 4.10.12 in Telugu sript:
ఉదరేణాతిరిక్తేన చర్మశేషేణ శోషిణా ।
ప్రదర్శయదివాజ్ఞస్య హృదయస్యాతిశూన్యతామ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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