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 3.92.18

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पतत्वम्भसि वह्नौ वा कर्दमे वा शरीरकम् ।
मनो यदनुसंधत्ते तदेवाप्नोति तत्क्षणात् ॥ १८ ॥

patatvambhasi vahnau vā kardame vā śarīrakam |
mano yadanusaṃdhatte tadevāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt || 18 ||

Drown the body under the water or dip it in the mud, burn it in the fire or fling it aloft in air, yet the mind turneth not from its pole; and he who is true to his purpose, is sure of success.
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 (3.92.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ambhas, Vahni, Kardama, Shariraka, Mana, Manas, Yat, Yad, Tada, Iva, Tatkshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.92.18). 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: “patatvambhasi vahnau vā kardame vā śarīrakam ”
patatva -
√pat (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
ambhasi -
ambhas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vahnau -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kardame -
kardama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kardama (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śarīrakam -
śarīraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śarīraka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “mano yadanusaṃdhatte tadevāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt ”
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
anusan -
anusam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhatte -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]
tade -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

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

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
tatkṣaṇāt -
tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]