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 3.40.11

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नहि वार्यूर्ध्वमायाति नाधो गच्छति पावकः ।
या यथैव प्रवृत्ता चित्सा तथैव प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ११ ॥

nahi vāryūrdhvamāyāti nādho gacchati pāvakaḥ |
yā yathaiva pravṛttā citsā tathaiva pratiṣṭhitā || 11 ||

As the air never rises upward, nor the flame of fire ever goes downward; so it is the nature of the spirit to rise upward, as that of the body to go down; but the intellect is made to turn in the way in which it is trained.
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 (3.40.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nahi, Var, Vari, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Ayat, Nadhas, Gacchat, Pavaka, Yatha, Pravritta, Cit, Tatha, Pratishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.40.11). 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: “nahi vāryūrdhvamāyāti nādho gacchati pāvakaḥ ”
nahi -
nahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nahi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nahi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vāryū -
vāri (noun, feminine)

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

vāri (noun, neuter)

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

vārī (noun, feminine)

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

vār (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ūrdhvam -
ūrdhvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nādho* -
nādhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
pāvakaḥ -
pāvaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yā yathaiva pravṛttā citsā tathaiva pratiṣṭhitā ”
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
pravṛttā -
pravṛttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
pratiṣṭhitā -
pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]