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 4.10.43

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तत्र देहो जडोऽत्यर्थमाविनाशपरायणः ।
मनस्तुच्छं च नियतं कदर्थीक्रियते तव ॥ ४३ ॥

tatra deho jaḍo'tyarthamāvināśaparāyaṇaḥ |
manastucchaṃ ca niyataṃ kadarthīkriyate tava || 43 ||

The other is the inert or corporeal frame, which is fragile and perishable. But the minute thing of the mind which lasts until its liberation, is what leads all to their good or evil desires.
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 (4.10.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Deha, Jada, Atyartham, Atyartha, Avi, Nasha, Parayana, Mana, Manas, Tuccha, Niyata, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.43). 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: “tatra deho jaḍo'tyarthamāvināśaparāyaṇaḥ ”
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
deho* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jaḍo' -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atyartham -
atyartham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atyartha (noun, neuter)

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

atyarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āvi -
āvī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

au (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

au (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
nāśa -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
parāyaṇaḥ -
parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “manastucchaṃ ca niyataṃ kadarthīkriyate tava ”
manas -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tuccham -
tuccha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tuccha (noun, neuter)

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

tucchā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niyatam -
niyata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niyata (noun, neuter)

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

niyatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse kadarthīkriyate*ta
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]