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 3.7.8

पशुरज्ञो ह्यमूर्तोऽपि दुःखस्यैवैष भाजनम् ।
चेतनत्वाच्चेतनीयं मनोऽनर्थः स्वयं स्थितः ॥ ८ ॥

paśurajño hyamūrto'pi duḥkhasyaivaiṣa bhājanam |
cetanatvāccetanīyaṃ mano'narthaḥ svayaṃ sthitaḥ || 8 ||

The animal soul (Jiva), though an incorporeal substance, is an ignorant thing and subject to pain and sorrow. The mind manas also, though it is capable of intelligence—chetaniyam, has become the root of all evils. (i. e. With its power of intellection and nature of intelligence.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.7.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashu, Ajna, Amurta, Api, Duhkha, Aisha, Bhajana, Cetanatva, Cetaniya, Mana, Manas, Manu, Anartha, Svayam, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.7.8). 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: “paśurajño hyamūrto'pi duḥkhasyaivaiṣa bhājanam
  • paśur -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajño* -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • amūrto' -
  • amūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • duḥkhasyai -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aivai -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhājanam -
  • bhājana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhājana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “cetanatvāccetanīyaṃ mano'narthaḥ svayaṃ sthitaḥ
  • cetanatvāc -
  • cetanatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • cetanīyam -
  • cetanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit -> cetanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cetanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cetanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cetanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √cit]
    cit -> cetanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √cit], [accusative single from √cit]
  • 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]
  • anarthaḥ -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.7.8

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.7.8 in Gujarati sript:
પશુરજ્ઞો હ્યમૂર્તોઽપિ દુઃખસ્યૈવૈષ ભાજનમ્ ।
ચેતનત્વાચ્ચેતનીયં મનોઽનર્થઃ સ્વયં સ્થિતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.7.8 in Telugu sript:
పశురజ్ఞో హ్యమూర్తోఽపి దుఃఖస్యైవైష భాజనమ్ ।
చేతనత్వాచ్చేతనీయం మనోఽనర్థః స్వయం స్థితః ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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