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 3.115.18

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चित्ताविद्यामनोजीववासनेति कृतात्मभिः ।
कर्मात्मेति च यः प्रोक्तः स देही दुःखकोविदः ॥ १८ ॥

cittāvidyāmanojīvavāsaneti kṛtātmabhiḥ |
karmātmeti ca yaḥ proktaḥ sa dehī duḥkhakovidaḥ || 18 ||

That which is called the heart, the mind, the living soul, ignorance and desire by the learned, and what is also styled the principle of action, is the same embodied being that is subject both to the feelings of pleasure and pain.
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 (3.115.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citta, Avidya, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Jiva, Jivan, Vasana, Iti, Kritatman, Karmatman, Yah, Prokta, Dehi, Dehin, Duhkha, Kovida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.18). 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: “cittāvidyāmanojīvavāsaneti kṛtātmabhiḥ ”
cittā -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
avidyām -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ano -
ano (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anas (noun, neuter)

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

ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

anu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
jīva -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vāsane -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

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

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kṛtātmabhiḥ -
kṛtātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kṛtātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “karmātmeti ca yaḥ proktaḥ sa dehī duḥkhakovidaḥ ”
karmātme -
karmātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

karmātman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
proktaḥ -
prokta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dehī -
dehī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

dehin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kovidaḥ -
kovida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]