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 4.18.14

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चित्कलापदमासाद्य सुषुप्तान्तपदस्थितम् ।
बुद्धो निवर्तेते जीवो मूढः सर्गे प्रवर्तते ॥ १४ ॥

citkalāpadamāsādya suṣuptāntapadasthitam |
buddho nivartete jīvo mūḍhaḥ sarge pravartate || 14 ||

And though the knowing and unknowing souls attain the state of susupti, and resemble each other in kind; yet the unknowing susupta soul, which is not awakened to the knowledge of its spirituality, is doomed to be reborn in the mortal world.
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 (4.18.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citkala, Apadama, Asadya, Sushupta, Tapat, Asthita, Buddha, Nivarta, Ita, Iti, Jiva, Mudha, Sarga, Pravarta, Tad, 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 4.18.14). 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: “citkalāpadamāsādya suṣuptāntapadasthitam ”
citkalā -
citkalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apadamā -
apadama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apadama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

apadamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āsādya -
āsādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suṣuptān -
suṣupta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tapad -
tapat (noun, feminine)

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

tapat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tapat (noun, neuter)

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

√tap -> tapat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 1 verb]
asthitam -
asthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asthita (noun, neuter)

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

asthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “buddho nivartete jīvo mūḍhaḥ sarge pravartate ”
buddho* -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nivarte -
nivarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nivarta (noun, neuter)

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

nivartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ite -
ita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

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

itā (noun, feminine)

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

iti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mūḍhaḥ -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
sarge -
sarga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]