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 3.122.42

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आपतेदर्कमार्गेऽपि न निरुद्धगमागमम् ।
चित्तं नाम स विज्ञेयः पुरुषो न शरीरकम् ॥ ४२ ॥

āpatedarkamārge'pi na niruddhagamāgamam |
cittaṃ nāma sa vijñeyaḥ puruṣo na śarīrakam || 42 ||

The intellect is irresistible in its course, and roves about the solar path (ecliptic); it is the intellectual part that makes the man, and not the outward body.
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 (3.122.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apati, Ida, Ric, Amarga, Api, Niruddha, Gamagama, Citta, Naman, Vijneya, Purusha, Shariraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.122.42). 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: “āpatedarkamārge'pi na niruddhagamāgamam ”
āpate -
āpati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
idar -
idā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṛk -
ṛc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
amārge' -
amārga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

amārga (noun, neuter)

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

amārgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niruddha -
niruddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niruddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gamāgamam -
gamāgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “cittaṃ nāma sa vijñeyaḥ puruṣo na śarīrakam ”
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vijñeyaḥ -
vijñeya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puruṣo* -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śarīrakam -
śarīraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śarīraka (noun, neuter)

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