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 4.57.20

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तामसीर्वासनाः पूर्वं त्यक्त्वा विषयवासिताः ।
मैत्र्यादिभावनानाम्नीं गृहाणामलवासनाम् ॥ २० ॥

tāmasīrvāsanāḥ pūrvaṃ tyaktvā viṣayavāsitāḥ |
maitryādibhāvanānāmnīṃ gṛhāṇāmalavāsanām || 20 ||

Forsake first your foul (tamasi) desires, and then be freed from your desire of worldly possessions; foster your better wishes next, and at last incline to your pure and holy leanings.
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 (4.57.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tamasi, Vasana, Purvam, Purva, Vishayavasin, Vishayavasi, Tas, Maitrya, Ibha, Ana, Griha, Alu, Asana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.57.20). 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: “tāmasīrvāsanāḥ pūrvaṃ tyaktvā viṣayavāsitāḥ ”
tāmasīr -
tāmasī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
vāsanāḥ -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
viṣayavāsi -
viṣayavāsin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

viṣayavāsin (noun, neuter)

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

viṣayavāsī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

viṣayavāsī (noun, feminine)

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

viṣayavāsī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tāḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “maitryādibhāvanānāmnīṃ gṛhāṇāmalavāsanām ”
maitryād -
maitrya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ibhāva -
ibha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
anānām -
ana (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
nī -
ni (noun, masculine)

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

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

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

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gṛhāṇām -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
alavā -
alu (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative single]