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 3.7.11

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तस्य चेत्योन्मुखत्वं तु चेत्यासंभवनं विना ।
रोद्धुं न शक्यते दृश्यं चेत्यं शाम्यति वै कथम् ॥ ११ ॥

tasya cetyonmukhatvaṃ tu cetyāsaṃbhavanaṃ vinā |
roddhuṃ na śakyate dṛśyaṃ cetyaṃ śāmyati vai katham || 11 ||

The longing after perceptibles (Chetyas) does not cease, unless the perception of the visibles is effaced from 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 (3.7.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Cetya, Ceti, Unmukha, Tva, Yushmad, Sambhavana, Vina, Shakyata, Drishya, Shamyat, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.7.11). 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: “tasya cetyonmukhatvaṃ tu cetyāsaṃbhavanaṃ vinā ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
cetyo -
cetya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

cetyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √cit]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cetī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

cetī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
unmukha -
unmukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unmukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
cetyā -
cetyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √cit]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cetī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

cetī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sambhavanam -
sambhavana (noun, neuter)

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

sambhavana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “roddhuṃ na śakyate dṛśyaṃ cetyaṃ śāmyati vai katham ”
roddhum -
√rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √rudh]

√rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √rudh]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śakyate -
śakyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√śak (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
dṛśyam -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
cetyam -
cetya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

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

cetyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √cit], [accusative single from √cit]

cetī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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