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 6.53.35

अर्जुन उवाच ।
द्वे रूपे तव देवेश परं चापरमेव च ।
कीदृशं तत्कदा रूपं तिष्ठाम्याश्रित्य सिद्धये ॥ ३५ ॥

arjuna uvāca |
dve rūpe tava deveśa paraṃ cāparameva ca |
kīdṛśaṃ tatkadā rūpaṃ tiṣṭhāmyāśritya siddhaye || 35 ||

Arjuna said:—There being two forms of the Deity, the one transcendent or spiritual and the other transpicuous or material; tell me to which of these I shall resort for my ultimate perfection.

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

Arjuna, Dva, Rupa, Yushmad, Devesha, Param, Para, Capa, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Tat, Tad, Kada, Ashritya, Siddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.53.35). 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: “arjuna uvāca
  • arjuna* -
  • arjuna (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: “dve rūpe tava deveśa paraṃ cāparameva ca
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rūpe -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • deveśa -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rameva -
  • ram (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kīdṛśaṃ tatkadā rūpaṃ tiṣṭhāmyāśritya siddhaye
  • kīdṛśam -
  • kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kīdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kadā* -
  • kada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tiṣṭhāmyā -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhaye -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.53.35

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 6.53.35 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુન ઉવાચ ।
દ્વે રૂપે તવ દેવેશ પરં ચાપરમેવ ચ ।
કીદૃશં તત્કદા રૂપં તિષ્ઠામ્યાશ્રિત્ય સિદ્ધયે ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 6.53.35 in Telugu sript:
అర్జున ఉవాచ ।
ద్వే రూపే తవ దేవేశ పరం చాపరమేవ చ ।
కీదృశం తత్కదా రూపం తిష్ఠామ్యాశ్రిత్య సిద్ధయే ॥ ౩౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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