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 4.35.42

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मनो निर्मलतां यातं शुभसंतानवारिभिः ।
ब्राह्मीं दृष्टिमुपादत्ते रागं शुक्लपटो यथा ॥ ४२ ॥

mano nirmalatāṃ yātaṃ śubhasaṃtānavāribhiḥ |
brāhmīṃ dṛṣṭimupādatte rāgaṃ śuklapaṭo yathā || 42 ||

The purity of the mind produced by acts of holiness, is the condition for receiving the sight of Brahma; as it is the whiteness of the cloth that can receive any colour upon it.
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 (4.35.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Manas, Nirmalata, Yata, Shubha, Santana, Vari, Brahmi, Drishti, Upa, Adatta, Raga, Shukla, Pata, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.42). 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: “mano nirmalatāṃ yātaṃ śubhasaṃtānavāribhiḥ ”
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirmalatām -
nirmalatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yātam -
yāt (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yāta (noun, neuter)

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

yātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
śubha -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
santāna -
santāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāribhiḥ -
vāri (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

vāri (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “brāhmīṃ dṛṣṭimupādatte rāgaṃ śuklapaṭo yathā ”
brāhmīm -
brāhmī (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative single]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
adatte -
adatta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adatta (noun, neuter)

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

adattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rāgam -
rāga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rāgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śukla -
śukla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śukla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṭo* -
paṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]