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 2.16.28

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परं पौरुषमाश्रित्य जित्वा चित्तमतङ्गजम् ।
यावदेको गुणो नान्तस्तावन्नास्त्युत्तमा गतिः ॥ २८ ॥

paraṃ pauruṣamāśritya jitvā cittamataṅgajam |
yāvadeko guṇo nāntastāvannāstyuttamā gatiḥ || 28 ||

Exert your best manliness to subdue your elephantine mind, and know that until you have mastered one of these cardinal virtues, you can make no progress.
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 (2.16.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Param, Para, Paurusha, Ashritya, Jitvan, Citta, Yavat, Eka, Guna, Tasta, Anna, Asti, Uttama, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.16.28). 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: “paraṃ pauruṣamāśritya jitvā cittamataṅgajam ”
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pauruṣam -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jitvā -
√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]

√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]

jitvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

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

jā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yāvadeko guṇo nāntastāvannāstyuttamā gatiḥ ”
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
eko* -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
guṇo* -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nān -
na (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tastāva -
√tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tas class 4 verb]

√stai (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
annā -
anna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

annā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
astyu -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

astī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
uttamā* -
uttama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]