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 3.96.59

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आलोक इव रूपाणामर्थानां कारणं मनः ।
बध्यते बद्धचित्तो हि मुक्तचित्तो हि मुच्यते ॥ ५९ ॥

āloka iva rūpāṇāmarthānāṃ kāraṇaṃ manaḥ |
badhyate baddhacitto hi muktacitto hi mucyate || 59 ||

As the light shows the colours of things to the sight, so the mind is the organ, that reflects and shows the sensations of all sensible objects in the cranium and sensory.
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 (3.96.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aloka, Iva, Rupa, Artha, Karana, Mana, Manas, Baddhacitta, Mukta, Citta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.96.59). 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: “āloka iva rūpāṇāmarthānāṃ kāraṇaṃ manaḥ ”
āloka* -
āloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rūpāṇām -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
arthānām -
artha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

artha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “badhyate baddhacitto hi muktacitto hi mucyate ”
badhyate -
√bandh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√bandh (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√bandh (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
baddhacitto* -
baddhacitta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mukta -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
citto* -
citta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mucyate -
√muc (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√muc (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]