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 3.111.11

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स्वायत्तं च सुसाध्यं च स्वचित्ताक्रान्तिमात्रकम् ।
शक्नुवन्ति न ये कर्तुं धिक्तान्पुरुषजम्बुकान् ॥ ११ ॥

svāyattaṃ ca susādhyaṃ ca svacittākrāntimātrakam |
śaknuvanti na ye kartuṃ dhiktānpuruṣajambukān || 11 ||

Shame to that jackass (lit.: jackalish man), who has not the power to subdue his restless mind, which is entirely under his own subjection, and which he can easily govern.
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 (3.111.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayatta, Susadhya, Svacitta, Akranti, Atra, Kah, Shaknuvat, Yah, Yat, Kartu, Dhik, Purusha, Jambuka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.111.11). 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: “svāyattaṃ ca susādhyaṃ ca svacittākrāntimātrakam ”
svāyattam -
svāyatta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svāyatta (noun, neuter)

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

svāyattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
susādhyam -
susādhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

susādhya (noun, neuter)

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

susādhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svacittā -
svacitta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svacitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākrāntim -
ākrānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “śaknuvanti na ye kartuṃ dhiktānpuruṣajambukān ”
śaknuvanti -
√śak -> śaknuvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak (verb class 5)

[present active third plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhik -
dhik (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
puruṣa -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jambukān -
jambuka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]