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 3.115.11

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चेतस्तु जीवतां यातं चिच्छक्तिपरिभूषितम् ।
विद्यात्संसारसंरम्भं कपिपोतकचञ्चलम् ॥ ११ ॥

cetastu jīvatāṃ yātaṃ cicchaktiparibhūṣitam |
vidyātsaṃsārasaṃrambhaṃ kapipotakacañcalam || 11 ||

This mind becomes the living principle (life), and is endued with the power of thinking also. It is as unstable as a boat on the current of world of affairs, and plays the part of a fickle monkey, amidst the busy castle of the world.
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 (3.115.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Jivat, Jivata, Yata, Paribhushita, Vidya, Samsara, Samrambha, Kapi, Potaka, Cancala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.11). 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: “cetastu jīvatāṃ yātaṃ cicchaktiparibhūṣitam ”
cetas -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jīvatām -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jīvatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
yātam -
yāt (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

yātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
cicchakti -
cicchakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
paribhūṣitam -
paribhūṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paribhūṣita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

paribhūṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vidyātsaṃsārasaṃrambhaṃ kapipotakacañcalam ”
vidyāt -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃrambham -
saṃrambha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃrambhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kapi -
kapi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kapī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
potaka -
potaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
cañcalam -
cañcala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cañcala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

cañcalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]