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 5.14.53

भवभावनया हीनं भावाभावदशोज्झितम् ।
भावयन्नेवमात्मानमात्मसंस्थः स्वयं भव ॥ ५३ ॥

bhavabhāvanayā hīnaṃ bhāvābhāvadaśojjhitam |
bhāvayannevamātmānamātmasaṃsthaḥ svayaṃ bhava || 53 ||

Forsake the cares of the world, and be exempt from the thoughts of existence and non-existence; meditate on the universal soul and be settled with thy soul in that soul.

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

Bhavabhavana, Hina, Bhavabhava, Dasha, Dashan, Ujjhita, Bhavayat, Evam, Eva, Atman, Atmasamstha, Svayam, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.53). 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: “bhavabhāvanayā hīnaṃ bhāvābhāvadaśojjhitam
  • bhavabhāvanayā -
  • bhavabhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • bhāvābhāva -
  • bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāvābhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daśo -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ujjhitam -
  • ujjhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ujjhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ujjhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ujjh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “bhāvayannevamātmānamātmasaṃsthaḥ svayaṃ bhava
  • bhāvayann -
  • bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmasaṃsthaḥ -
  • ātmasaṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.53

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 5.14.53 in Gujarati sript:
ભવભાવનયા હીનં ભાવાભાવદશોજ્ઝિતમ્ ।
ભાવયન્નેવમાત્માનમાત્મસંસ્થઃ સ્વયં ભવ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 5.14.53 in Telugu sript:
భవభావనయా హీనం భావాభావదశోజ్ఝితమ్ ।
భావయన్నేవమాత్మానమాత్మసంస్థః స్వయం భవ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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