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 4.35.21

चेत्यानुपातकलितचिन्मात्रे तिष्ठताभिधम् ।
मनाग्विवकल्पकलुषं चित्तत्त्वं जीव उच्यते ॥ २१ ॥

cetyānupātakalitacinmātre tiṣṭhatābhidham |
manāgvivakalpakaluṣaṃ cittattvaṃ jīva ucyate || 21 ||

And the intellect being perverted by its various desires, is called the living soul; the animal soul being distinct from the rational soul.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.35.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cetya, Upa, Kalita, Cinmatra, Tishthat, Manak, Viva, Kalpaka, Lusha, Cittattva, Jiva, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.21). 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: “cetyānupātakalitacinmātre tiṣṭhatābhidham
  • cetyān -
  • cetya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √cit]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āta -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kalita -
  • kalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
    kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
  • cinmātre -
  • cinmātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cinmātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cinmātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tiṣṭhatā -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • abhidham -
  • abhidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “manāgvivakalpakaluṣaṃ cittattvaṃ jīva ucyate
  • manāg -
  • manāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viva -
  • viva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpaka -
  • kalpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • luṣam -
  • luṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cittattvam -
  • cittattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cittattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jīva* -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.21

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 4.35.21 in Gujarati sript:
ચેત્યાનુપાતકલિતચિન્માત્રે તિષ્ઠતાભિધમ્ ।
મનાગ્વિવકલ્પકલુષં ચિત્તત્ત્વં જીવ ઉચ્યતે ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 4.35.21 in Telugu sript:
చేత్యానుపాతకలితచిన్మాత్రే తిష్ఠతాభిధమ్ ।
మనాగ్వివకల్పకలుషం చిత్తత్త్వం జీవ ఉచ్యతే ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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