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 5.13.27

ईप्सितानीप्सिताशङ्के मर्कट्यौ चित्तपादपे ।
चञ्चले स्फुरतो यस्मिन्कुतस्तस्येह सौम्यता ॥ २७ ॥

īpsitānīpsitāśaṅke markaṭyau cittapādape |
cañcale sphurato yasminkutastasyeha saumyatā || 27 ||

Our desires and dislike, are the two apes abiding on the tree of our hearts; and while they continue to shake and swing it with their jogging and jolting, there can be no rest in it.

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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 (5.13.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ipsita, Ashanka, Markati, Cittapa, Cancala, Sphurat, Yah, Yat, Kutasta, Iha, Saumyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.13.27). 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: “īpsitānīpsitāśaṅke markaṭyau cittapādape
  • īpsitānī -
  • īpsita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √āp], [vocative plural from √āp], [accusative plural from √āp]
  • īpsitā -
  • īpsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īpsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √āp]
    īpsitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √āp]
    āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √āp]
    āp (verb class 0)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aśaṅke -
  • aśaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśaṅka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • markaṭyau -
  • markaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cittapād -
  • cittapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ape -
  • ap (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “cañcale sphurato yasminkutastasyeha saumyatā
  • cañcale -
  • cañcala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cañcala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cañcalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sphurato* -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kutastasye -
  • kutasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saumyatā -
  • saumyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.13.27

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 5.13.27 in Gujarati sript:
ઈપ્સિતાનીપ્સિતાશઙ્કે મર્કટ્યૌ ચિત્તપાદપે ।
ચઞ્ચલે સ્ફુરતો યસ્મિન્કુતસ્તસ્યેહ સૌમ્યતા ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 5.13.27 in Telugu sript:
ఈప్సితానీప్సితాశఙ్కే మర్కట్యౌ చిత్తపాదపే ।
చఞ్చలే స్ఫురతో యస్మిన్కుతస్తస్యేహ సౌమ్యతా ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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