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 4.21.20

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यादृशं भावमादत्ते दृढाभ्यासवशान्मनः ।
तथा स्पन्दाख्यकर्माख्यप्रथाशाखा विमुञ्चति ॥ २० ॥

yādṛśaṃ bhāvamādatte dṛḍhābhyāsavaśānmanaḥ |
tathā spandākhyakarmākhyaprathāśākhā vimuñcati || 20 ||

Whatever nature the mind adopts to itself by its wonted habit, the same shoots forth in the form of its two kinds of motion.
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 (4.21.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadrish, Yadrisha, Bhava, Adatta, Dridha, Abhyasavasha, Mana, Manas, Tatha, Spanda, Akhya, Karman, Pratha, Ashakha, Vimuncati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.20). 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: “yādṛśaṃ bhāvamādatte dṛḍhābhyāsavaśānmanaḥ ”
yādṛśam -
yādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yādṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

yādṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

yādṛś (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
ādatte -
ādatta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādatta (noun, neuter)

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

ādattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dṛḍhā -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhyāsavaśān -
abhyāsavaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

abhyāsavaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tathā spandākhyakarmākhyaprathāśākhā vimuñcati ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
spandā -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākhya -
ākhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ākhya -
ākhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prathā -
pratha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśākhā* -
aśākhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vimuñcati -
vimuñcati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vimuñcati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vimuñcati (noun, neuter)

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