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 1.16.9

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न कदाचन मे चेतः स्वामालूनविशीर्णताम् ।
त्यजत्याकुलया वृत्त्या चञ्चलत्वमिवार्णवः ॥ ९ ॥

na kadācana me cetaḥ svāmālūnaviśīrṇatām |
tyajatyākulayā vṛttyā cañcalatvamivārṇavaḥ || 9 ||

The mind can never get rid of its wavering state owing to the habitual fickleness of its nature, resembling the restlessness of the sea.
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 (1.16.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kada, Cana, Asmad, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Sva, Aluna, Vishirnata, Tyajat, Akula, Vritti, Cancalatva, Iva, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.9). 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: “na kadācana me cetaḥ svāmālūnaviśīrṇatām ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
cetaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svām -
svā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ālūna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśīrṇatām -
viśīrṇatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tyajatyākulayā vṛttyā cañcalatvamivārṇavaḥ ”
tyajatyā -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ākulayā -
ākulā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
vṛttyā -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
cañcalatvam -
cañcalatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arṇavaḥ -
arṇava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]