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 3.58.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ज्ञप्तिर्जीवं वैदूरथं पुनः ।
संकल्पेन रुरोधाशु मनसः स्पन्दनं यथा ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
etasminnantare jñaptirjīvaṃ vaidūrathaṃ punaḥ |
saṃkalpena rurodhāśu manasaḥ spandanaṃ yathā || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—It was in the meantime that the goddess of wisdom, stopped the course of Viduratha's life, as we stop the flight of our minds at will.
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 (3.58.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Etad, Esha, Antare, Antara, Jnapti, Jiva, Ratha, Puna, Sankalpa, Ashu, Manas, Manasa, Spandana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.58.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “etasminnantare jñaptirjīvaṃ vaidūrathaṃ punaḥ ”
etasminn -
etad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
antare -
antare (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

antara (noun, neuter)

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

antarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jñaptir -
jñapti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jīvam -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jīv]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
vaid -
√vā (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
ūr -
u (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ratham -
ratha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “saṃkalpena rurodhāśu manasaḥ spandanaṃ yathā ”
saṅkalpena -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
rurodhā -
√rudh (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√rudh (verb class 7)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
manasaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
spandanam -
spandana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

spandana (noun, neuter)

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

spandanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]