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 4.17.20

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शुद्धस्य प्रतिभासो हि सत्यो भवति चेतसः ।
प्रमार्जनादिव मणेर्मलिनस्येह युक्तितः ॥ २० ॥

śuddhasya pratibhāso hi satyo bhavati cetasaḥ |
pramārjanādiva maṇermalinasyeha yuktitaḥ || 20 ||

The pure mind has the true notions of things, as the gem polished from its dross, receives the right reflection of every thing (or) reflects the true image of every thing.
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 (4.17.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuddha, Pratibhasa, Sati, Satya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Cetas, Cetasa, Pramarjana, Iva, Mani, Malina, Iha, Yuktitah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.17.20). 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: “śuddhasya pratibhāso hi satyo bhavati cetasaḥ ”
śuddhasya -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śudh class 4 verb]
pratibhāso* -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
satyo* -
satī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

satya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
cetasaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “pramārjanādiva maṇermalinasyeha yuktitaḥ ”
pramārjanād -
pramārjana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
maṇer -
maṇi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√maṇ (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
malinasye -
malina (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

malina (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yuktitaḥ -
yuktitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]