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 2.14.8

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आलूनहृदयाम्भोजान्महामोहमतङ्गजान् ।
विदारयति शुद्धात्मा विचारो नाम केसरी ॥ ८ ॥

ālūnahṛdayāmbhojānmahāmohamataṅgajān |
vidārayati śuddhātmā vicāro nāma kesarī || 8 ||

Pure reasoning like a strong lion, tears asunder the elephants of great error, which ravage the lotus beds of the mind.
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 (2.14.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aluna, Hridaya, Bhoja, Mahamoha, Vidara, Yat, Yati, Shuddhatma, Vicara, Naman, Kesarin, Kesari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.8). 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: “ālūnahṛdayāmbhojānmahāmohamataṅgajān ”
ālūna -
ālūna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ālūna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hṛdayām -
hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhojān -
bhoja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

bhoja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mahāmoham -
mahāmoha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahāmohā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

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

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “vidārayati śuddhātmā vicāro nāma kesarī ”
vidāra -
vidāra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
śuddhātmā* -
śuddhātma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vicāro* -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kesarī -
kesarī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kesarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kesarin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]