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 6.52.15

इदं पुण्यमुपादेयं हेयं पापमिदं त्विति ।
तैः स्वसंकल्पघटिताद्वेदनात्स्थापिता स्थितिः ॥ १५ ॥

idaṃ puṇyamupādeyaṃ heyaṃ pāpamidaṃ tviti |
taiḥ svasaṃkalpaghaṭitādvedanātsthāpitā sthitiḥ || 15 ||

That the one thing is virtue and therefore expedient, and the other is vice and therefore improper, are both placed in him as his ordinances (or eternal laws); and depending on the free agency (sankalpa) of men, to accept or reject the one or the other for good or evil.

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

Idam, Punya, Upadeya, Heya, Papam, Papa, Iti, Tad, Sva, Svan, Asankalpa, Ghatita, Vedana, Sthapita, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.52.15). 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: “idaṃ puṇyamupādeyaṃ heyaṃ pāpamidaṃ tviti
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • upādeyam -
  • upādeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upādeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upādeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • heyam -
  • heya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    heya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    heyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (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]
    -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    hi -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “taiḥ svasaṃkalpaghaṭitādvedanātsthāpitā sthitiḥ
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asaṅkalpa -
  • asaṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asaṅkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭitād -
  • ghaṭita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ghaṭita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ghaṭ]
  • vedanāt -
  • vedana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vedana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sthāpitā -
  • sthāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthāpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā]
  • sthitiḥ -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.52.15

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 6.52.15 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદં પુણ્યમુપાદેયં હેયં પાપમિદં ત્વિતિ ।
તૈઃ સ્વસંકલ્પઘટિતાદ્વેદનાત્સ્થાપિતા સ્થિતિઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 6.52.15 in Telugu sript:
ఇదం పుణ్యముపాదేయం హేయం పాపమిదం త్వితి ।
తైః స్వసంకల్పఘటితాద్వేదనాత్స్థాపితా స్థితిః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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