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 4.40.24

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तज्जयैव मनःशक्त्या स्वतः संज्ञा प्रवर्तते ।
दृढभावनया तस्मादिष्टोऽर्थः प्रतिपद्यते ॥ २४ ॥

tajjayaiva manaḥśaktyā svataḥ saṃjñā pravartate |
dṛḍhabhāvanayā tasmādiṣṭo'rthaḥ pratipadyate || 24 ||

The mind, by reason of its birth (tajja) from Brahma, is possessed both of the power and intelligence of his Intellect, and is enabled to accomplish its intended purpose, by means of its intense application.
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 (4.40.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tajja, Tajjaya, Mana, Manas, Shakti, Svatah, Sanjna, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Dridha, Bhavanaya, Bhavana, Tasmat, Ishta, Ishtu, Artha, Pratipadya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.40.24). 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: “tajjayaiva manaḥśaktyā svataḥ saṃjñā pravartate ”
tajjayai -
tajjaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tajjā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaktyā -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śaktī (noun, masculine)

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

śaktī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
svataḥ -
svataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sañjñā -
sañjñā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dṛḍhabhāvanayā tasmādiṣṭo'rthaḥ pratipadyate ”
dṛḍha -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
iṣṭo' -
iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

iṣṭu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
arthaḥ -
artha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pratipadya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]