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 3.110.3

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असदेव मनोवृत्तिर्म्लाना विस्तारयत्यलम् ।
दुःखं दोषसहस्रेण वेतालानिव बालिका ॥ ३ ॥

asadeva manovṛttirmlānā vistārayatyalam |
duḥkhaṃ doṣasahasreṇa vetālāniva bālikā || 3 ||

The mental powers are ever busy to multiply the unrealities to infinity, as ignorant children are prone to create the false goblins of their fancy, only for their terror and trouble.
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 (3.110.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asat, Eva, Manovritti, Mlana, Vistara, Yat, Yati, Yatin, Yatya, Alam, Ala, Duhkham, Duhkha, Dosha, Sahasra, Vetala, Iva, Balika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.110.3). 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: “asadeva manovṛttirmlānā vistārayatyalam ”
asad -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manovṛttir -
manovṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
mlānā* -
mlāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mlānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√mlā -> mlāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √mlā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mlā class 1 verb]

√mlā -> mlānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √mlā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mlā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mlā class 1 verb]
vistāra -
vistāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatya -
yati (noun, masculine)

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

yatin (noun, masculine)

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

yatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

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

yatī (noun, feminine)

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

√yat -> yatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yat]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

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

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

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

√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]

√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “duḥkhaṃ doṣasahasreṇa vetālāniva bālikā ”
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
doṣa -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

doṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
sahasreṇa -
sahasra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sahasra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vetālān -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bālikā -
bālikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]