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 4.21.18

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कर्मेन्द्रियगणे क्षुब्धे स्वशक्तिं प्रणयत्यलम् ।
कर्म निष्पद्यते स्फारं पांसुजालमिवानिले ॥ १८ ॥

karmendriyagaṇe kṣubdhe svaśaktiṃ praṇayatyalam |
karma niṣpadyate sphāraṃ pāṃsujālamivānile || 18 ||

The mind exerts its powers in the action of the external organs in the performance of their several functions; just as the flying winds drive the dust in different directions.
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 (4.21.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmendriya, Gana, Gani, Kshubdha, Svashakti, Prana, Yat, Yati, Yatin, Yatya, Alam, Ala, Karman, Nishpad, Nishpadi, Sphara, Pamsuja, Iva, Anila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.18). 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: “karmendriyagaṇe kṣubdhe svaśaktiṃ praṇayatyalam ”
karmendriya -
karmendriya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇe -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

gaṇi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gaṇi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kṣubdhe -
kṣubdha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣubdha (noun, neuter)

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

kṣubdhā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [locative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]

√kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [locative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣubh class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]

√kṣubh -> kṣubdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣubh class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣubh class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣubh class 9 verb]
svaśaktim -
svaśakti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
praṇa -
praṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatya -
yati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

yatin (noun, masculine)

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

yatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

yatī (noun, feminine)

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

√yat -> yatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yat]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (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 -> yatī (participle, feminine)

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

√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]

√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “karma niṣpadyate sphāraṃ pāṃsujālamivānile ”
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
niṣpadya -
niṣpadī (noun, feminine)

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

niṣpad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

niṣpad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

niṣpad (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [locative single]
ate -
sphāram -
sphāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphāra (noun, neuter)

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

sphārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāṃsujā -
pāṃsuja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anile -
anila (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anilā (noun, feminine)

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

√nil (verb class 6)

[imperfect middle first single]