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 1.18.46

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संसाराम्भोधिजठरे तृष्णाकुहरकान्तरे ।
सुप्तस्तिष्ठति मुक्तेहो मूकोऽयं कायकच्छपः ॥ ४६ ॥

saṃsārāmbhodhijaṭhare tṛṣṇākuharakāntare |
suptastiṣṭhati mukteho mūko'yaṃ kāyakacchapaḥ || 46 ||

The body lies as a tortoise in the cave of avarice amidst the ocean of the world. It remains there in the mud in a mute and torpid state, without an effort for its liberation.
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 (1.18.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsara, Jathara, Trishna, Kuhara, Kanta, Supta, Tishthat, Mukte, Mukta, Mukti, Iha, Muka, Aya, Idam, Kayaka, Ccha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.46). 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: “saṃsārāmbhodhijaṭhare tṛṣṇākuharakāntare ”
saṃsārā -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ambhodhi -
ambhodhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
jaṭhare -
jaṭhara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jaṭhara (noun, neuter)

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

jaṭharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuhara -
kuhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kuhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kānta -
kānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
re -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “suptastiṣṭhati mukteho mūko'yaṃ kāyakacchapaḥ ”
suptas -
supta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
mukte -
mukte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

mukta (noun, neuter)

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

muktā (noun, feminine)

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

mukti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb], [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb], [locative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

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

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

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

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb], [locative single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)

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

√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muj class 1 verb]
īho* -
īha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mūko' -
mūka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāyaka -
kāyaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāyaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ccha -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paḥ -
pa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]