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 4.35.7

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अलग्नवासनाजाला मतिः प्रसरवर्जिता ।
अदृष्टरागद्वेषा या शममेति शनैः परम् ॥ ७ ॥

alagnavāsanājālā matiḥ prasaravarjitā |
adṛṣṭarāgadveṣā yā śamameti śanaiḥ param || 7 ||

The mind devoid of desire, lacks its expansion, as the heart wanting its passions and affections, is curbed and contracted in itself.
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 (4.35.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alagna, Vasana, Jala, Mati, Prasara, Varjita, Adrishta, Ragadvesha, Shama, Shanaih, Shana, Param, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.7). 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: “alagnavāsanājālā matiḥ prasaravarjitā ”
alagna -
alagna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alagna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jālā* -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
matiḥ -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prasara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varjitā -
varjitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “adṛṣṭarāgadveṣā yā śamameti śanaiḥ param ”
adṛṣṭa -
adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]
rāgadveṣā* -
rāgadveṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

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

śamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]