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 5.18.58

क्रीडार्थं व्यवहारस्थ एताभिर्हतदृष्टिभिः ।
आमूलमन्तश्छिन्नाभिर्बहिर्विहर हेलया ॥ ५८ ॥

krīḍārthaṃ vyavahārastha etābhirhatadṛṣṭibhiḥ |
āmūlamantaśchinnābhirbahirvihara helayā || 58 ||

Make it thy pleasure however to mix with the blinded populace, and those that are lost to reason; and deal with them in thy usual unaltered way.

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

Kridartha, Vyavahara, Tha, Eta, Esha, Hata, Drishti, Drishtin, Amulam, Anta, Chinna, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Vihara, Hela,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.18.58). 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: “krīḍārthaṃ vyavahārastha etābhirhatadṛṣṭibhiḥ
  • krīḍārtham -
  • krīḍārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīḍārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vyavahāras -
  • vyavahāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etābhir -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hata -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dṛṣṭibhiḥ -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “āmūlamantaśchinnābhirbahirvihara helayā
  • āmūlam -
  • āmūlam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antaś -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chinnābhir -
  • chinnā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bahir -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihara -
  • vihara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • helayā -
  • helā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.18.58

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 5.18.58 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રીડાર્થં વ્યવહારસ્થ એતાભિર્હતદૃષ્ટિભિઃ ।
આમૂલમન્તશ્છિન્નાભિર્બહિર્વિહર હેલયા ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 5.18.58 in Telugu sript:
క్రీడార్థం వ్యవహారస్థ ఏతాభిర్హతదృష్టిభిః ।
ఆమూలమన్తశ్ఛిన్నాభిర్బహిర్విహర హేలయా ॥ ౫౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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