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 1.16.5

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तरङ्गतरलां वृत्तिं दधदालूनशीर्णताम् ।
परित्यज्य क्षणमपि हृदये याति न स्थितिम् ॥ ५ ॥

taraṅgataralāṃ vṛttiṃ dadhadālūnaśīrṇatām |
parityajya kṣaṇamapi hṛdaye yāti na sthitim || 5 ||

Human mind is of the nature of the unsteady wave, and as light as the minutest particle. It can therefore have no rest in spite of (the fickleness and levity of) its nature.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.16.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taranga, Tarala, Vritti, Dadha, Aluna, Shirnata, Parityajya, Kshanam, Kshana, Api, Hridaya, Yat, Yati, 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 1.16.5). 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: “taraṅgataralāṃ vṛttiṃ dadhadālūnaśīrṇatām ”
taraṅga -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taralām -
taralā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vṛttim -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dadha -
dadha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dadha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dadh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√dhā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active second plural]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√dhe (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
dā -
da (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
alūna -
alūna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alūna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śīrṇatām -
śīrṇatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “parityajya kṣaṇamapi hṛdaye yāti na sthitim ”
parityajya -
parityajya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hṛdaye -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitim -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]