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 4.11.22

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स्थूलदृष्टिदशां त्वेतामवलम्ब्य महामुने ।
पुंसो मनः शरीरं च कायौ द्वाविति कथ्यते ॥ २२ ॥

sthūladṛṣṭidaśāṃ tvetāmavalambya mahāmune |
puṃso manaḥ śarīraṃ ca kāyau dvāviti kathyate || 22 ||

It is from reliance in visual sight, that men consider it as the principal body, and conceive the mind as a secondary or supplementary part.
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 (4.11.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthula, Drishtin, Drishti, Dasha, Tva, Eta, Esha, Mahamuni, Pums, Mana, Manas, Sharira, Kaya, Dva, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.11.22). 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: “sthūladṛṣṭidaśāṃ tvetāmavalambya mahāmune ”
sthūla -
sthūla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭi -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

dṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
daśām -
daśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tve -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

tva (noun, neuter)

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

tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
etām -
etā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
avalambya -
mahāmune -
mahāmuni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “puṃso manaḥ śarīraṃ ca kāyau dvāviti kathyate ”
puṃso* -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāyau -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dvāvi -
dva (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]