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 3.111.10

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पौरुषेण प्रयत्नेन चित्तमाश्वेव जीयते ।
अचित्तेनाप्रयत्नेन पदं ब्रह्मणि दीयते ॥ १० ॥

pauruṣeṇa prayatnena cittamāśveva jīyate |
acittenāprayatnena padaṃ brahmaṇi dīyate || 10 ||

It is possible to govern the mind like a horse, by one's attention and exertion; and the mind being brought to its quietness, it is easy to enter into divine knowledge.
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 (3.111.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paurusha, Prayatna, Citta, Ashu, Ashva, Eva, Acitta, Aprayatna, Pada, Brahman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.111.10). 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: “pauruṣeṇa prayatnena cittamāśveva jīyate ”
pauruṣeṇa -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prayatnena -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
āśve -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

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

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

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

āśva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīyate -
√jai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√ji (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√ji (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]

√jyā (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√jyā (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “acittenāprayatnena padaṃ brahmaṇi dīyate ”
acittenā -
acitta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

acitta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aprayatnena -
aprayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aprayatna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brahmaṇi -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dīyate -
√dā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√de (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√dī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]