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 4.33.61

श्रीराम उवाच ।
तृतीयां लौकिकीमेतां त्यक्त्वा चित्तादहंकृतिम् ।
किंभावः पुरुषो ब्रह्मन्प्राप्नुयादात्मनो हितम् ॥ ६१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
tṛtīyāṃ laukikīmetāṃ tyaktvā cittādahaṃkṛtim |
kiṃbhāvaḥ puruṣo brahmanprāpnuyādātmano hitam || 61 ||

Rama said:—Tell me, sir, the state of that man, who by discarding the third or popular kind of egoism from his mind, attains the well being of his soul in both the present and future worlds.

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

Shrirama, Tritiya, Laukiki, Eta, Esha, Citta, Ahankriti, Kim, Bhava, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.33.61). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tṛtīyāṃ laukikīmetāṃ tyaktvā cittādahaṃkṛtim
  • tṛtīyām -
  • tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • laukikīm -
  • laukikī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • cittād -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ahaṅkṛtim -
  • ahaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “kiṃbhāvaḥ puruṣo brahmanprāpnuyādātmano hitam
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāvaḥ -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • puruṣo* -
  • Cannot analyse brahmanprāpnuyādātmano*hi
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.33.61

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 4.33.61 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
તૃતીયાં લૌકિકીમેતાં ત્યક્ત્વા ચિત્તાદહંકૃતિમ્ ।
કિંભાવઃ પુરુષો બ્રહ્મન્પ્રાપ્નુયાદાત્મનો હિતમ્ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

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 4.33.61 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
తృతీయాం లౌకికీమేతాం త్యక్త్వా చిత్తాదహంకృతిమ్ ।
కింభావః పురుషో బ్రహ్మన్ప్రాప్నుయాదాత్మనో హితమ్ ॥ ౬౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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