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 4.4.7

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दृश्यात्यन्तासंभवेन ऋते नान्येन हेतुना ।
मनःपिशाचः प्रशमं याति कल्पशतैरपि ॥ ७ ॥

dṛśyātyantāsaṃbhavena ṛte nānyena hetunā |
manaḥpiśācaḥ praśamaṃ yāti kalpaśatairapi || 7 ||

The negation of the outer world, and the suppression of the inner thoughts, serve to curb the demon of the mind, by practice of self-abnegation for a long period of time.
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 (4.4.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishya, Yantri, Asambhava, Rite, Rita, Riti, Hetu, Mana, Manas, Pishaca, Prashama, Yat, Yati, Kalpa, Shata, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.4.7). 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: “dṛśyātyantāsaṃbhavena ṛte nānyena hetunā ”
dṛśyāt -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
yantā -
yantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yam (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
asambhavena -
asambhava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

asambhava (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
nānye -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ena -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
hetunā -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “manaḥpiśācaḥ praśamaṃ yāti kalpaśatairapi ”
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
piśācaḥ -
piśāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
praśamam -
praśama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatair -
śata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]