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 3.112.24

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अभावनं भावनायास्त्वेतावान्वासनाक्षयः ।
एष एव मनोनाशस्त्वविद्यानाश उच्यते ॥ २४ ॥

abhāvanaṃ bhāvanāyāstvetāvānvāsanākṣayaḥ |
eṣa eva manonāśastvavidyānāśa ucyate || 24 ||

The thought of the unknowable, will remove the thoughts of knowables; this is equivalent to the destruction of desires, of the mind and ignorance also.
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 (3.112.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhavana, Bhavana, Tva, Etavat, Vasanakshaya, Esha, Eva, Manonasha, Avidya, Ashas, Asha, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.112.24). 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: “abhāvanaṃ bhāvanāyāstvetāvānvāsanākṣayaḥ ”
abhāvanam -
abhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhāvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhāvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhāvanāyās -
bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tve -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

tva (noun, neuter)

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

tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
etāvān -
etāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāsanākṣayaḥ -
vāsanākṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “eṣa eva manonāśastvavidyānāśa ucyate ”
eṣa* -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manonāśas -
manonāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avidyān -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āśa* -
āśas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]