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 3.112.20

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तृष्णाग्राहगृहीतानां संसारार्णवरंहसि ।
आवर्तैरुह्यमानानां दूरे स्वं मन एव नौः ॥ २० ॥

tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhītānāṃ saṃsārārṇavaraṃhasi |
āvartairuhyamānānāṃ dūre svaṃ mana eva nauḥ || 20 ||

Our minds are the boats, to lift us from the ocean of this world; where we are carried too far by its beating waves, and thrown into the eddies of despair, and where we are caught by the sharks of our greediness.
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 (3.112.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trishna, Agraha, Grihita, Samsararnava, Ramhas, Avarta, Uhyamana, Dure, Dura, Sva, Svap, Mana, Manas, Eva, Nau,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.112.20). 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: “tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhītānāṃ saṃsārārṇavaraṃhasi ”
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
agrāha -
agrāha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agrāha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gṛhītānām -
gṛhīta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gṛhīta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

gṛhītā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb]
saṃsārārṇava -
saṃsārārṇava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
raṃhasi -
raṃhas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

raṃhas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√raṃh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “āvartairuhyamānānāṃ dūre svaṃ mana eva nauḥ ”
āvartair -
āvarta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

āvarta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
uhyamānānām -
√uh -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √uh class 1 verb]

√uh -> uhyamāna (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √uh class 1 verb]

√uh -> uhyamānā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √uh class 1 verb]

√vah -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> uhyamāna (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vah class 1 verb]

√vah -> uhyamānā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √vah class 1 verb]
dūre -
dūre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svap (noun, masculine)

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

svap (noun, neuter)

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

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mana* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nauḥ -
nau (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]