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 1.20.4

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चिन्तानां लोलवृत्तीनां ललनानामिवाऽवृतीः ।
अर्पयत्यवशं चेतो बालानामञ्जनं यथा ॥ ४ ॥

cintānāṃ lolavṛttīnāṃ lalanānāmivā'vṛtīḥ |
arpayatyavaśaṃ ceto bālānāmañjanaṃ yathā || 4 ||

His ungoverned mind gives rise to loose thoughts like those of voluptuous women, and these serve to beguile him like the magic collyrium (in the hand) of boys.
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 (1.20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cinta, Lola, Vritti, Lalana, Amin, Riti, Arpayat, Avasha, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Bala, Anjana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.4). 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: “cintānāṃ lolavṛttīnāṃ lalanānāmivā'vṛtīḥ ”
cintānām -
cintā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

cinta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

cinta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
lola -
lola (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lola (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lul (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vṛttīnām -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
lalanān -
lalana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vā' -
avṛ -
o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

u (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ṛtīḥ -
ṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “arpayatyavaśaṃ ceto bālānāmañjanaṃ yathā ”
arpayatya -
√ṛ -> arpayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ṛ]

√ṛ -> arpayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ṛ], [vocative dual from √ṛ], [accusative dual from √ṛ], [locative single from √ṛ]

√ṛ (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
avaśam -
avaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avaśa (noun, neuter)

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

avaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vaś (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√vaś (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
ceto* -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bālānām -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
añjanam -
añjana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

añjana (noun, neuter)

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

añjanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]