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 3.102.27

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एषा हि मानसी शक्तिरिष्टानिष्टनिबन्धनी ।
अनयैव मुधा भ्रान्त्या स्वप्नवत्परिकल्पना ॥ २७ ॥

eṣā hi mānasī śaktiriṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī |
anayaiva mudhā bhrāntyā svapnavatparikalpanā || 27 ||

It is an act of the mind, to lead us to good or evil; as it is another function of it, to fabricate the false fabric of the world like appearances in a dream.
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 (3.102.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Manasi, Shakti, Ishtanishta, Nibandhani, Anaya, Iyam, Idam, Mudha, Bhranti, Svapnavat, Parikalpana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.102.27). 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: “eṣā hi mānasī śaktiriṣṭāniṣṭanibandhanī ”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
śaktir -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iṣṭāniṣṭa -
iṣṭāniṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣṭāniṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nibandhanī -
nibandhanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “anayaiva mudhā bhrāntyā svapnavatparikalpanā ”
anayai -
anaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhrāntyā -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
svapnavat -
svapnavat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
parikalpanā -
parikalpanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]