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 1.21.19

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ललनाविपुलालाने मनोमत्तमतंगजः ।
रतिशृङ्खलया ब्रह्मन्बद्धस्तिष्ठति मूकवत् ॥ १९ ॥

lalanāvipulālāne manomattamataṃgajaḥ |
ratiśṛṅkhalayā brahmanbaddhastiṣṭhati mūkavat || 19 ||

The mind of man though as fierce as that of a furious elephant, is tied fast by the chain of love to the fulcrum of women, just as an elephant is fastened (by his leg) to the post, where he remains dull and dumb for ever.
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 (1.21.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lalana, Avipula, Alana, Mana, Manas, Manu, Matta, Rati, Shrinkhala, Mukavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.19). 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: “lalanāvipulālāne manomattamataṃgajaḥ ”
lalanā -
lalana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lalana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

lalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avipulā -
avipula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avipula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

avipulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ālāne -
ālāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ālāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
mano -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
mattam -
matta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

matta (noun, neuter)

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

mattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
taṅga -
√taṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jaḥ -
ja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ratiśṛṅkhalayā brahmanbaddhastiṣṭhati mūkavat ”
rati -
rati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
śṛṅkhalayā -
śṛṅkhalā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse brahmanbaddhastiṣṭhati*mū
mūkavat -
mūkavat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]