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 4.20.5

मनो हि पुरुषो नाम तं नियोज्य शुभे पथि ।
तज्जयैकान्तसाध्या हि सर्वा जगति भूतयः ॥ ५ ॥

mano hi puruṣo nāma taṃ niyojya śubhe pathi |
tajjayaikāntasādhyā hi sarvā jagati bhūtayaḥ || 5 ||

The mind is styled the purusha or regent of the body, which being brought under subjection, and directed in the right course, is productive of all prosperity.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.20.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Manas, Purusha, Naman, Tap, Niyojya, Shubha, Shubh, Pathin, Pathi, Tajja, Tajjaya, Ekanta, Sadhya, Saru, Sarva, Jagat, Jagati, Bhuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.20.5). 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: “mano hi puruṣo nāma taṃ niyojya śubhe pathi
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • niyojya -
  • niyojya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niyojya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tajjayaikāntasādhyā hi sarvā jagati bhūtayaḥ
  • tajjayai -
  • tajjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tajjā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ekānta -
  • ekānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhyā* -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh], [accusative plural from √sidh]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jagati -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhūtayaḥ -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.20.5

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 4.20.5 in Gujarati sript:
મનો હિ પુરુષો નામ તં નિયોજ્ય શુભે પથિ ।
તજ્જયૈકાન્તસાધ્યા હિ સર્વા જગતિ ભૂતયઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 4.20.5 in Telugu sript:
మనో హి పురుషో నామ తం నియోజ్య శుభే పథి ।
తజ్జయైకాన్తసాధ్యా హి సర్వా జగతి భూతయః ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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