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 3.111.20

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परं पौरुषमाश्रित्य नीत्वा चित्तमचित्तताम् ।
तां महापदवीमेहि यत्र नाशो न विद्यते ॥ २० ॥

paraṃ pauruṣamāśritya nītvā cittamacittatām |
tāṃ mahāpadavīmehi yatra nāśo na vidyate || 20 ||

Thus relying on your own exertion, and converting the sensible mind to its state of stoic insensibility, you can attain to that highest state of fixedness, which knows no decay nor destruction.
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 (3.111.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Param, Para, Paurusha, Ashritya, Citta, Acitta, Mahapada, Mehin, Yatra, Nasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.111.20). 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: “paraṃ pauruṣamāśritya nītvā cittamacittatām ”
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pauruṣam -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nītvā -
√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
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]
acitta -
acitta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

acitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tāṃ mahāpadavīmehi yatra nāśo na vidyate ”
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mehi -
mehin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mehin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāśo* -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]