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 3.115.24

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सर्वेषु सुखदुःखेषु सर्वासु कलनासु च ।
मनः कर्तृ मनो भोक्तृ मानसं विद्धि मानवम् ॥ २४ ॥

sarveṣu sukhaduḥkheṣu sarvāsu kalanāsu ca |
manaḥ kartṛ mano bhoktṛ mānasaṃ viddhi mānavam || 24 ||

The mind is the active and passive agent of all the actions and passions, and of the pains and pleasures of the body; and it is the mind only that makes the man.
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 (3.115.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarva, Sukhaduhkha, Kalana, Mana, Manas, Kartri, Manasa, Manava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.24). 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: “sarveṣu sukhaduḥkheṣu sarvāsu kalanāsu ca ”
sarveṣu -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
sukhaduḥkheṣu -
sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
sarvāsu -
sarvā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
kalanāsu -
kalanā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “manaḥ kartṛ mano bhoktṛ mānasaṃ viddhi mānavam ”
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

kartṛ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
mānasam -
mānasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mānasa (noun, neuter)

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

mānasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
mānavam -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mānava (noun, neuter)

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