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 6.21.22

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा तिष्ठसि पक्षीन्द्र धारणाभिरखण्डितः ।
कल्पान्तेषु तथा कस्मान्नान्ये तिष्ठन्ति योगिनः ॥ २२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathā tiṣṭhasi pakṣīndra dhāraṇābhirakhaṇḍitaḥ |
kalpānteṣu tathā kasmānnānye tiṣṭhanti yoginaḥ || 22 ||

Vasishtha said:Tell me, O lord of birds, why the other Yogis do not remain as steady as you do by your dharana or fixed attention.

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

Shri, Vasishtha, Yatha, Pakshindra, Dharana, Akhandita, Kalpanta, Tatha, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Yogin, Yogi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.22). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vasiṣṭha* -
  • vasiṣṭha (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: “yathā tiṣṭhasi pakṣīndra dhāraṇābhirakhaṇḍitaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tiṣṭhasi -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • pakṣīndra -
  • pakṣīndra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāraṇābhir -
  • dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • akhaṇḍitaḥ -
  • akhaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kalpānteṣu tathā kasmānnānye tiṣṭhanti yoginaḥ
  • kalpānteṣu -
  • kalpānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasmān -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • nānye -
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • yoginaḥ -
  • yogin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yogin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yogī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.22

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 6.21.22 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીવસિષ્ઠ ઉવાચ ।
યથા તિષ્ઠસિ પક્ષીન્દ્ર ધારણાભિરખણ્ડિતઃ ।
કલ્પાન્તેષુ તથા કસ્માન્નાન્યે તિષ્ઠન્તિ યોગિનઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 6.21.22 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీవసిష్ఠ ఉవాచ ।
యథా తిష్ఠసి పక్షీన్ద్ర ధారణాభిరఖణ్డితః ।
కల్పాన్తేషు తథా కస్మాన్నాన్యే తిష్ఠన్తి యోగినః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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