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 5.80.31

एतावन्तमहं कालं त्वां ज्ञात्वा जीवदास्थिति ।
श्लिष्टः प्रभूतसङ्गासु चिरं संसृतिरात्रिषु ॥ ३१ ॥

etāvantamahaṃ kālaṃ tvāṃ jñātvā jīvadāsthiti |
śliṣṭaḥ prabhūtasaṅgāsu ciraṃ saṃsṛtirātriṣu || 31 ||

I had ere long taken thee for a living thing, and passed many a livelong life, and day and night, with thy company in this dreary world.

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

Etavat, Aha, Asmad, Kalam, Kala, Tva, Yushmad, Jivada, Shlishta, Prabhuta, Sanga, Asu, Ciram, Cira, Samsriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.80.31). 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: “etāvantamahaṃ kālaṃ tvāṃ jñātvā jīvadāsthiti
  • etāvantam -
  • etāvat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • jīvadā -
  • jīvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asthiti -
  • asthiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śliṣṭaḥ prabhūtasaṅgāsu ciraṃ saṃsṛtirātriṣu
  • śliṣṭaḥ -
  • śliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
  • prabhūta -
  • prabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgā -
  • saṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃsṛtir -
  • saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.80.31

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 5.80.31 in Gujarati sript:
એતાવન્તમહં કાલં ત્વાં જ્ઞાત્વા જીવદાસ્થિતિ ।
શ્લિષ્ટઃ પ્રભૂતસઙ્ગાસુ ચિરં સંસૃતિરાત્રિષુ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 5.80.31 in Telugu sript:
ఏతావన్తమహం కాలం త్వాం జ్ఞాత్వా జీవదాస్థితి ।
శ్లిష్టః ప్రభూతసఙ్గాసు చిరం సంసృతిరాత్రిషు ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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