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 3.114.10

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दृढवासनया बन्धो घनतामेति चेतसः ।
बलाद्वेतालसंकल्पः संध्याकाले यथा शिशोः ॥ १० ॥

dṛḍhavāsanayā bandho ghanatāmeti cetasaḥ |
balādvetālasaṃkalpaḥ saṃdhyākāle yathā śiśoḥ || 10 ||

The stiffness of our desires, tends to bind the mind fast in its worldly chains; as the advance of night serves to increase the fear of goblins in children.
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 (3.114.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dridha, Vasana, Bandha, Ghanata, Cetas, Cetasa, Balat, Bala, Vetala, Sankalpa, Sandhyakala, Yatha, Shishu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.114.10). 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: “dṛḍhavāsanayā bandho ghanatāmeti cetasaḥ ”
dṛḍha -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāsanayā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
bandho* -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ghanatām -
ghanatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
cetasaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “balādvetālasaṃkalpaḥ saṃdhyākāle yathā śiśoḥ ”
balād -
balāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vetāla -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkalpaḥ -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sandhyākāle -
sandhyākāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śiśoḥ -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]