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 2.16.27

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तस्मादेकतमं नित्यमेतेषां रघुनन्दन ।
पौरुषेण मनो जित्वा यत्नेनाभ्याहरेद्गुणम् ॥ २७ ॥

tasmādekatamaṃ nityameteṣāṃ raghunandana |
pauruṣeṇa mano jitvā yatnenābhyāharedguṇam || 27 ||

Therefore, O delight of Raghu's race! do you bravely govern your mind, and always practise with diligence some one of these virtues.
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 (2.16.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Ekatama, Nityam, Nitya, Etad, Esha, Raghunandana, Paurusha, Mana, Manas, Jitvan, Yatna, Abhi, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.27). 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: “tasmādekatamaṃ nityameteṣāṃ raghunandana ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
ekatamam -
ekatama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ekatama (noun, neuter)

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

ekatamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eteṣām -
etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “pauruṣeṇa mano jitvā yatnenābhyāharedguṇam ”
pauruṣeṇa -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jitvā -
√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]

√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]

jitvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yatnenā -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
abhyā -
abhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

abhyā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
hared -
√hṛ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
guṇam -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]