Moksopaya [sanskrit]

192,019 words | ISBN-10: 8120831470 | ISBN-13: 9788120831476

This Sanskrit edition of the Moksopaya. It is a large philosophical text dealing with “the science of liberation”. Similar to the Yoga-vasistha in content, the Mokshopaya-shastra was likely its predecessor, said to contain 30,000 shlokas (metrical verses). One of the core philosophies of the texts teaches the non-existence of cognitive objects; while holding such a view leads to an attitude of dispassion towards worldly matters.

Verse 3.122.2

अथ तावदसावसत्त्वे भावनातानवमभ्यस्यति । यावत्कुर्वन्नपि व्यवहरन्नपि असत्येषु संसारवस्तुषु स्थितोऽपि । स्वात्मन्येव क्षीणमनस्त्वादभ्यासवशाद्बाह्यं वस्तु कुर्वन्नपि न करोति पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति नालम्बते तमेव । तेनातिध्यायति । तनुवासनत्वाच्च केवलमर्धसुप्तप्रबुद्ध इव कर्तव्यं करोति न तु भावितमनस्कः । तेन योगभूमिमभावनीमधिरूढ इत्यन्तर्लीनचित्तः कतिचित्संवत्सरानभ्यस्य सर्वथैव कुर्वन्नपि बाह्यपदार्थभावनां त्यजति । तुर्यात्मा भवति । ततो जीवन्मुक्त इत्युच्यते ॥ २ ॥

atha tāvadasāvasattve bhāvanātānavamabhyasyati | yāvatkurvannapi vyavaharannapi asatyeṣu saṃsāravastuṣu sthito'pi | svātmanyeva kṣīṇamanastvādabhyāsavaśādbāhyaṃ vastu kurvannapi na karoti paśyannapi na paśyati nālambate tameva | tenātidhyāyati | tanuvāsanatvācca kevalamardhasuptaprabuddha iva kartavyaṃ karoti na tu bhāvitamanaskaḥ | tena yogabhūmimabhāvanīmadhirūḍha ityantarlīnacittaḥ katicitsaṃvatsarānabhyasya sarvathaiva kurvannapi bāhyapadārthabhāvanāṃ tyajati | turyātmā bhavati | tato jīvanmukta ityucyate || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Moksopaya Verse 3.122.2 is contained in the book The Yogavasistha of Valmiki by Vasudeva Laxmana Sharma Pansikar. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! Sanskrit text by Vasudeva Laxmana Sharma Pansikar (2008)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.122.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Tavat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Asattva, Bhavana, Anava, Abhi, Yavat, Kurvat, Api, Vya, Asatya, Samsara, Vastu, Sthita, Svatman, Eva, Kshina, Ana, Anas, Tva, Abhyasavasha, Bahyam, Bahya, Karoti, Pashyat, Nala, Bata, Tama, Tami, Iva, Tena, Ayat, Tanu, Vasana, Kevalam, Kevala, Ardha, Suptaprabuddha, Kartavya, Bha, Vid, Vidh, Amanaska, Tad, Yoga, Bhumi, Abhava, Ani, Adhirudha, Iti, Itya, Antarlina, Citta, Cit, Samvatsara, Idam, Sarvatha, Padartha, Tyajat, Turya, Mas, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tatah, Tata, Jivanmukta, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Moksopaya Verse 3.122.2). 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: “atha tāvadasāvasattve bhāvanātānavamabhyasyati | yāvatkurvannapi vyavaharannapi asatyeṣu saṃsāravastuṣu sthito'pi | svātmanyeva kṣīṇamanastvādabhyāsavaśādbāhyaṃ vastu kurvannapi na karoti paśyannapi na paśyati nālambate tameva | tenātidhyāyati | tanuvāsanatvācca kevalamardhasuptaprabuddha iva kartavyaṃ karoti na tu bhāvitamanaskaḥ | tena yogabhūmimabhāvanīmadhirūḍha ityantarlīnacittaḥ katicitsaṃvatsarānabhyasya sarvathaiva kurvannapi bāhyapadārthabhāvanāṃ tyajati | turyātmā bhavati | tato jīvanmukta ityucyate
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asāva -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • asattve -
  • asattva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asattva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asattvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāvanāt -
  • bhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ānavam -
  • ānava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ānava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asyati -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vya -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aharann -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • asatyeṣu -
  • asatya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    asatya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • saṃsāra -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastuṣu -
  • vastu (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    vastu (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sthito' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svātmanye -
  • svātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣīṇam -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • anas -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvād -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • abhyāsavaśād -
  • abhyāsavaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    abhyāsavaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bāhyam -
  • bāhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vastu -
  • vastu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vastu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • paśyann -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nālam -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bate -
  • bata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tame -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tenāt -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • idhyā -
  • indh -> idhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √indh]
  • ayati -
  • ayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tanu -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāsana -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvāc -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suptaprabuddha* -
  • suptaprabuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhā -
  • bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amanaskaḥ -
  • amanaska (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhāva -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • anīm -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhirūḍha* -
  • adhirūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • antarlīna -
  • antarlīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antarlīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittaḥ -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kati -
  • kati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃvatsarān -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvathai -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bāhya -
  • bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padārtha -
  • padārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvanām -
  • bhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyajati -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • turyāt -
  • turya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    turya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • jīvanmukta* -
  • jīvanmukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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