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 4.38.12

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तथाचायमत्रापरो दृष्टान्तः ।
अकुर्वन्नपि श्वभ्रपतनं श्तयासनगतोऽपि श्वभ्रपातवासनावासिते चेतसि श्वभ्रपतनदुःखमनुभवति ।
अपरस्तु कुर्वन्नपि श्वभ्रपतनं परममुपशममुपगतवति मनसि शय्यासनसुखमनुभवति ।
एवमनयोः शय्यासनश्वभ्रपातयोरेकः श्वभ्रपतनस्याकर्तापि कर्ता संपन्नो द्वितीयश्च श्वभ्रपतनस्य कर्ताप्यकर्ता संपन्नश्चित्तवशात्तस्माद्यच्चित्तं तन्मयो भवति पुरुष इति सिद्धान्तः ॥ १२ ॥

tathācāyamatrāparo dṛṣṭāntaḥ |
akurvannapi śvabhrapatanaṃ śtayāsanagato'pi śvabhrapātavāsanāvāsite cetasi śvabhrapatanaduḥkhamanubhavati |
aparastu kurvannapi śvabhrapatanaṃ paramamupaśamamupagatavati manasi śayyāsanasukhamanubhavati |
evamanayoḥ śayyāsanaśvabhrapātayorekaḥ śvabhrapatanasyākartāpi kartā saṃpanno dvitīyaśca śvabhrapatanasya kartāpyakartā saṃpannaścittavaśāttasmādyaccittaṃ tanmayo bhavati puruṣa iti siddhāntaḥ || 12 ||

Here is another instance of it based upon a stanza in the Sruti, which says that:—A man dreaming himself to be falling into a pit, feels the fear of his fall in his imagination even when he has been sleeping in his bed; but another who actually falls in a pit when he is fast asleep, is quite insensible of his falls. Thus it is the mind which paints its own pleasure and pains, and not the bodily action or its inactivity.
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 (4.38.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Atra, Apara, Drishtanta, Api, Shvabhra, Patana, Patu, Asana, Vasita, Cetas, Duhkham, Duhkha, Anubha, Vati, Kurvat, Paramam, Parama, Upashama, Upagatavat, Manas, Manasin, Shayyasana, Sukham, Sukha, Dvitiya, Kartri, Karta, Apyaka, Rita, Sampanna, Citta, Vasha, Tasmat, Tad, Yat, Yad, Tanmaya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Purusha, Iti, Siddhanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.38.12). 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: “tathācāyamatrāparo dṛṣṭāntaḥ ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acāyam -
√cāy (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
atrā -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aparo* -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dṛṣṭāntaḥ -
dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “akurvannapi śvabhrapatanaṃ śtayāsanagato'pi śvabhrapātavāsanāvāsite cetasi śvabhrapatanaduḥkhamanubhavati ”
akurvann -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active third plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patanam -
patana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

patana (noun, neuter)

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

patanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse śtayāsanagato'pi*śv
śvabhra -
śvabhra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pātavā -
pātu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
āsanā -
āsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vāsite -
vāsita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāsita (noun, neuter)

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

vāsitā (noun, feminine)

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

√vās -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vās class 10 verb]

√vās -> vāsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [locative single from √vās class 10 verb]

√vās -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vās class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vās class 10 verb]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [locative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vas], [vocative single from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [locative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vas], [vocative single from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas], [locative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vas], [vocative single from √vas], [vocative dual from √vas], [accusative dual from √vas]
cetasi -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√cit (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
śvabhra -
śvabhra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patana -
patana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

patana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anubha -
anubha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anubha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vatī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vatī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “aparastu kurvannapi śvabhrapatanaṃ paramamupaśamamupagatavati manasi śayyāsanasukhamanubhavati ”
aparas -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kurvann -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patanam -
patana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

patana (noun, neuter)

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

patanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upaśamam -
upaśama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
upagatavati -
upagatavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

upagatavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
manasi -
manasin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

manasin (noun, neuter)

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

manas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√mnā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
śayyāsana -
śayyāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anubha -
anubha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anubha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vatī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vatī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 4: “dvitīyaśca śvabhrapatanasya kartāpyakartā saṃpannaścittavaśāttasmādyaccittaṃ tanmayo bhavati puruṣa iti siddhāntaḥ ”
dvitīyaś -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śvabhra -
śvabhra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patanasya -
patana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

patana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kartā -
karta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kartṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√kṛt (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āpyakar -
āpyakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛtā -
ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sampannaś -
sampanna (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
vaśāt -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
yac -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
tanmayo* -
tanmaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
puruṣa* -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
siddhāntaḥ -
siddhānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.38.12

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

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Preview of verse 4.38.12 in Gujarati sript:
તથાચાયમત્રાપરો દૃષ્ટાન્તઃ ।
અકુર્વન્નપિ શ્વભ્રપતનં શ્તયાસનગતોઽપિ શ્વભ્રપાતવાસનાવાસિતે ચેતસિ શ્વભ્રપતનદુઃખમનુભવતિ ।
અપરસ્તુ કુર્વન્નપિ શ્વભ્રપતનં પરમમુપશમમુપગતવતિ મનસિ શય્યાસનસુખમનુભવતિ ।
એવમનયોઃ શય્યાસનશ્વભ્રપાતયોરેકઃ શ્વભ્રપતનસ્યાકર્તાપિ કર્તા સંપન્નો
દ્વિતીયશ્ચ શ્વભ્રપતનસ્ય કર્તાપ્યકર્તા સંપન્નશ્ચિત્તવશાત્તસ્માદ્યચ્ચિત્તં તન્મયો ભવતિ પુરુષ ઇતિ સિદ્ધાન્તઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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

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Preview of verse 4.38.12 in Telugu sript:
తథాచాయమత్రాపరో దృష్టాన్తః ।
అకుర్వన్నపి శ్వభ్రపతనం శ్తయాసనగతోఽపి శ్వభ్రపాతవాసనావాసితే చేతసి శ్వభ్రపతనదుఃఖమనుభవతి ।
అపరస్తు కుర్వన్నపి శ్వభ్రపతనం పరమముపశమముపగతవతి మనసి శయ్యాసనసుఖమనుభవతి ।
ఏవమనయోః శయ్యాసనశ్వభ్రపాతయోరేకః శ్వభ్రపతనస్యాకర్తాపి కర్తా సంపన్నో
ద్వితీయశ్చ శ్వభ్రపతనస్య కర్తాప్యకర్తా సంపన్నశ్చిత్తవశాత్తస్మాద్యచ్చిత్తం తన్మయో భవతి పురుష ఇతి సిద్ధాన్తః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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

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Last Updated: 27 April, 2019