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 5.14.39

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किं किल स्फारमनसां पशूनां च विशेषणम् ।
कृष्यन्ते पशवो रज्ज्वा मनसा मूढचेतसः ॥ ३९ ॥

kiṃ kila sphāramanasāṃ paśūnāṃ ca viśeṣaṇam |
kṛṣyante paśavo rajjvā manasā mūḍhacetasaḥ || 39 ||

The dull-headed ignorant, who are no better than beasts, are dragged by their wilful minds, like the cattle by their halters.
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 (5.14.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Kila, Sphara, Anas, Pashu, Visheshana, Rajju, Manasa, Mudhacetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.39). 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: “kiṃ kila sphāramanasāṃ paśūnāṃ ca viśeṣaṇam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphāra (noun, neuter)

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

sphārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anasām -
anas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
paśūnām -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

paśū (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

paśū (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

paśū (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśeṣaṇam -
viśeṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśeṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

viśeṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kṛṣyante paśavo rajjvā manasā mūḍhacetasaḥ ”
kṛṣyante -
√kṛṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√kṛṣ (verb class 6)

[present passive third plural]
paśavo* -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
rajjvā* -
rajju (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
manasā* -
manasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

manasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mūḍhacetasaḥ -
mūḍhacetas (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mūḍhacetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]