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 3.112.15

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विवेकैकानुसंधानाच्चिदंशात्मतया मनः ।
चिदेकतामुपायाति दृढाभ्यासवशादिह ॥ १५ ॥

vivekaikānusaṃdhānāccidaṃśātmatayā manaḥ |
cidekatāmupāyāti dṛḍhābhyāsavaśādiha || 15 ||

But the mind being guided by its intellectual powers, to the investigation of abstract truths, becomes an intelligent and intellectual principle, by its continued practice of thinking itself as such.
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 (3.112.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viveka, Aika, Anusandhana, Cidamsha, Mata, Mana, Manas, Cidi, Kata, Amupa, Ati, Dridha, Abhyasavasha, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.112.15). 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: “vivekaikānusaṃdhānāccidaṃśātmatayā manaḥ ”
vivekai -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aikā -
aika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anusandhānāc -
anusandhāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
cidaṃśāt -
cidaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

cidaṃśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
matayā -
matā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√man -> matā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “cidekatāmupāyāti dṛḍhābhyāsavaśādiha ”
cide -
cidi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cidi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
katā -
kata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
āmupāyā -
āmupa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛḍhā -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhyāsavaśād -
abhyāsavaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

abhyāsavaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]