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 4.17.22

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सुवर्णं न स्थितिं याति मलवत्यंशुके यथा ।
एका दृष्टिः स्थितिं याति न म्लाने चित्तके तथा ॥ २२ ॥

suvarṇaṃ na sthitiṃ yāti malavatyaṃśuke yathā |
ekā dṛṣṭiḥ sthitiṃ yāti na mlāne cittake tathā || 22 ||

As the gilding of gold or any brilliant colour, cannot stand on base metal or on a piece of dirty cloth, so it is impossible for the vitiated mind, to apply itself intensely to any one particular object.
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 (4.17.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suvarna, Sthiti, Yat, Yati, Malavat, Amshuka, Yatha, Eka, Drishti, Mlana, Mlani, Cittaka, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.17.22). 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: “suvarṇaṃ na sthitiṃ yāti malavatyaṃśuke yathā ”
suvarṇam -
suvarṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

suvarṇa (noun, neuter)

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

suvarṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitim -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[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]
malavatya -
malavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

malavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aṃśuke -
aṃśuka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “ekā dṛṣṭiḥ sthitiṃ yāti na mlāne cittake tathā ”
ekā* -
ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛṣṭiḥ -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sthitim -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[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]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mlāne -
mlāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mlāna (noun, neuter)

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

mlānā (noun, feminine)

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

mlāni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√mlā -> mlāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mlā class 1 verb]

√mlā -> mlāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √mlā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mlā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mlā class 1 verb], [locative single from √mlā class 1 verb]

√mlā -> mlānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √mlā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mlā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mlā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mlā class 1 verb]
cittake -
cittaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cittaka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]