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 4.21.25

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मोक्षे तु नान्यथा प्राप्तिरिति भावितचेतसः ।
स्वां दृष्टिं प्रतिबिम्बन्ति स्थिताः स्वनियमभ्रमैः ॥ २५ ॥

mokṣe tu nānyathā prāptiriti bhāvitacetasaḥ |
svāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ pratibimbanti sthitāḥ svaniyamabhramaiḥ || 25 ||

These men relying on the error of their own hypothesis, inculcate their supposed view of the mind to others, as the only light to guide them in the way of their salvation.
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 (4.21.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Moksha, Atha, Prapti, Iti, Bhavita, Cetas, Cetasa, Sva, Drishti, Sthita, Svani, Svan, Yama, Bhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.25). 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: “mokṣe tu nānyathā prāptiriti bhāvitacetasaḥ ”
mokṣe -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

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

√mokṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prāptir -
prāpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhāvita -
bhāvita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāvita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √bhū]
cetasaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “svāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ pratibimbanti sthitāḥ svaniyamabhramaiḥ ”
svām -
svā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dṛṣṭim -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse pratibimbanti*st
sthitāḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
svani -
svani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

svani (noun, neuter)

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

svani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

svan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svan (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhramaiḥ -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]