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 4.34.28

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सम्यगालोकनात्सत्याद्वासना प्रविलीयते ।
वासनाविलये चेतः शममायाति दीपवत् ॥ २८ ॥

samyagālokanātsatyādvāsanā pravilīyate |
vāsanāvilaye cetaḥ śamamāyāti dīpavat || 28 ||

A full investigation into truth, will put down your desires at once; and the extinction of desires, will restore your mind to rest like an extinguished candle.
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 (4.34.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samyak, Alokana, Satya, Vasana, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Shama, Ayat, Dipavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.34.28). 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: “samyagālokanātsatyādvāsanā pravilīyate ”
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ālokanāt -
ālokana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ālokana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
satyād -
satya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pravi -
pravi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
līyate -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “vāsanāvilaye cetaḥ śamamāyāti dīpavat ”
vāsanāvi -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ilaye -
√il (verb class 0)

[present middle first single]
cetaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śamam -
śama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

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

śamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

dīpavat (noun, neuter)

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