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 1.16.25

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चित्तं कारणमर्थानां तस्मिन्सति जगत्त्रयम् ।
तस्मिन्क्षीणे जगत्क्षीणं तच्चिकित्स्यं प्रयत्नतः ॥ २५ ॥

cittaṃ kāraṇamarthānāṃ tasminsati jagattrayam |
tasminkṣīṇe jagatkṣīṇaṃ taccikitsyaṃ prayatnataḥ || 25 ||

The mind is the cause of all exertions, and the sensorium of the three worlds. Its weakness weakens all worldliness, and requires to be cured with care.
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 (1.16.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citta, Karana, Artha, Tad, Sat, Sati, Jagattraya, Kshina, Jagat, Tat, Cikitsya, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.25). 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: “cittaṃ kāraṇamarthānāṃ tasminsati jagattrayam ”
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
arthānām -
artha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

artha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sati -
satī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jagattrayam -
jagattraya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tasminkṣīṇe jagatkṣīṇaṃ taccikitsyaṃ prayatnataḥ ”
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṣīṇe -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
tac -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cikitsyam -
cikitsya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cikitsya (noun, neuter)

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

cikitsyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit -> cikitsya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √cit]

√cit -> cikitsya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √cit], [accusative single from √cit]
prayatnataḥ -
prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prayatnatas (noun, neuter)

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