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 2.13.40

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पुरुषार्थैकसाध्येन वासनैकार्थकर्मणा ।
केवलं तन्मनोमात्रजयेनासाद्यते पदम् ॥ ४० ॥

puruṣārthaikasādhyena vāsanaikārthakarmaṇā |
kevalaṃ tanmanomātrajayenāsādyate padam || 40 ||

It is only by means of one's best exertions and the fixing of his mind to one object, as also by the subjection of his desires, that the ultimate state (of bliss) can be arrived at.
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 (2.13.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purushartha, Aika, Sadhya, Vasana, Ekartha, Karman, Kevalam, Kevala, Tanmanas, Tanman, Matra, Ajaya, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.40). 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: “puruṣārthaikasādhyena vāsanaikārthakarmaṇā ”
puruṣārthai -
puruṣārtha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhyena -
sādhya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sādhya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √sādh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √sādh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √sidh]
vāsanai -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ekārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmaṇā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “kevalaṃ tanmanomātrajayenāsādyate padam ”
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tanmano -
tanmanas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tanmanas (noun, neuter)

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

tanman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mātra -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ajayenā -
ajaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ajaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
asādyate -
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

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