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 6.128.56

अभ्यासात्सर्वसिद्धिः स्यादिति वेदानुशासनम् ।
तस्मात्त्वं सर्वमुत्सृज्य कुर्वभ्यासे स्थिरं मनः ॥ ५६ ॥

abhyāsātsarvasiddhiḥ syāditi vedānuśāsanam |
tasmāttvaṃ sarvamutsṛjya kurvabhyāse sthiraṃ manaḥ || 56 ||

It is by continued practice, that we attain to the perfection of any thing, according to the dictum of the vedas; therefore must you avoid to attend to all things besides, and concentrate your mind to the object of your practice.

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

Abhyasa, Sarvasiddhi, Syat, Sya, Iti, Veda, Anushasana, Tasmat, Tad, Tva, Yushmad, Sarvam, Sarva, Utsrijya, Kuru, Kurva, Sthira, Mana, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.128.56). 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: “abhyāsātsarvasiddhiḥ syāditi vedānuśāsanam
  • abhyāsāt -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sarvasiddhiḥ -
  • sarvasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sarvasiddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vedā -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • anuśāsanam -
  • anuśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmāttvaṃ sarvamutsṛjya kurvabhyāse sthiraṃ manaḥ
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utsṛjya -
  • utsṛjya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    utsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurva -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kurva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kurva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhyāse -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthiram -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.128.56

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 6.128.56 in Gujarati sript:
અભ્યાસાત્સર્વસિદ્ધિઃ સ્યાદિતિ વેદાનુશાસનમ્ ।
તસ્માત્ત્વં સર્વમુત્સૃજ્ય કુર્વભ્યાસે સ્થિરં મનઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 6.128.56 in Telugu sript:
అభ్యాసాత్సర్వసిద్ధిః స్యాదితి వేదానుశాసనమ్ ।
తస్మాత్త్వం సర్వముత్సృజ్య కుర్వభ్యాసే స్థిరం మనః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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