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 4.35.25

मनो जीवो नरं विद्धि तदेवाकारमागतम् ।
आत्मनात्मानमादत्ते स्वविकल्पात्मकल्पितम् ॥ २५ ॥

mano jīvo naraṃ viddhi tadevākāramāgatam |
ātmanātmānamādatte svavikalpātmakalpitam || 25 ||

Know the mind and living soul as making a man, and assuming his mortal form; the mind takes its form by itself according to his own option.

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

Mana, Manas, Jiva, Nara, Tada, Vaka, Arama, Agata, Atman, Adatta, Sva, Svan, Vikalpa, Mak, Maksh, Alpita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.25). 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: “mano jīvo naraṃ viddhi tadevākāramāgatam
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvo* -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naram -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tade -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vākā -
  • vāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aramā -
  • arama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agatam -
  • agata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “ātmanātmānamādatte svavikalpātmakalpitam
  • ātmanā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ādatte -
  • ādatta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādatta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ādattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • vikalpāt -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mak -
  • mak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    makṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • alpitam -
  • alpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.25

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 4.35.25 in Gujarati sript:
મનો જીવો નરં વિદ્ધિ તદેવાકારમાગતમ્ ।
આત્મનાત્માનમાદત્તે સ્વવિકલ્પાત્મકલ્પિતમ્ ॥ 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 4.35.25 in Telugu sript:
మనో జీవో నరం విద్ధి తదేవాకారమాగతమ్ ।
ఆత్మనాత్మానమాదత్తే స్వవికల్పాత్మకల్పితమ్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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