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 4.21.13

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यं यं भावमुपादत्ते मनो मननचञ्चलम् ।
तत्तामेति घनामोदमन्तःस्थः पवनो यथा ॥ १३ ॥

yaṃ yaṃ bhāvamupādatte mano mananacañcalam |
tattāmeti ghanāmodamantaḥsthaḥ pavano yathā || 13 ||

Whatever nature the mind assumes by the fickleness of its thoughts, it receives the same name and nature for itself, as the same fleeting air receives from its exhaling of different odours.
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 (4.21.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Bhava, Upa, Adatta, Mana, Manas, Manana, Cancala, Tat, Tad, Tama, Tami, Iti, Ghana, Antahstha, Pavana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.13). 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: “yaṃ yaṃ bhāvamupādatte mano mananacañcalam ”
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhāvam -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
adatte -
adatta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adatta (noun, neuter)

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

adattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

manana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cañcalam -
cañcala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cañcala (noun, neuter)

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

cañcalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tattāmeti ghanāmodamantaḥsthaḥ pavano yathā ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tāme -
tāma (noun, masculine)

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

tāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ghanā -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
amodam -
√mud (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
antaḥsthaḥ -
antaḥstha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pavano* -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]