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 5.78.9

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कदा कीदृक्कया युक्त्या प्राणापाननिबन्धया ।
योगनाम्न्या मनः शान्तिमेत्यनन्तसुखप्रदाम् ॥ ९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
kadā kīdṛkkayā yuktyā prāṇāpānanibandhayā |
yoganāmnyā manaḥ śāntimetyanantasukhapradām || 9 ||

Rama asked said:—How is it possible sir, to suppress the vital airs, and to attain thereby to that state of tranquillity, which is fraught with endless felicity?

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

Shrirama, Kada, Kidrish, Kaya, Yuktya, Yukti, Pranapana, Nibandha, Yoga, Mana, Manas, Shanti, Etya, Eti, Ananta, Sukhaprada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.9). 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: “kadā kīdṛkkayā yuktyā prāṇāpānanibandhayā
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīdṛk -
  • kīdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kīdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kayā* -
  • kaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuktyā -
  • yuktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuktyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇāpāna -
  • prāṇāpāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibandha -
  • nibandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nibandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yoganāmnyā manaḥ śāntimetyanantasukhapradām
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmnyā -
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntim -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • etya -
  • etya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • ananta -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • sukhapradām -
  • sukhapradā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.9

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 5.78.9 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
કદા કીદૃક્કયા યુક્ત્યા પ્રાણાપાનનિબન્ધયા ।
યોગનામ્ન્યા મનઃ શાન્તિમેત્યનન્તસુખપ્રદામ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 5.78.9 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
కదా కీదృక్కయా యుక్త్యా ప్రాణాపాననిబన్ధయా ।
యోగనామ్న్యా మనః శాన్తిమేత్యనన్తసుఖప్రదామ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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