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 5.14.51

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स्वाद्यस्वादकसंत्यक्तं स्वाद्यस्वादकमध्यगम् ।
स्वादनं केवलं ध्यायन्नित्यमात्ममयो भव ॥ ५१ ॥

svādyasvādakasaṃtyaktaṃ svādyasvādakamadhyagam |
svādanaṃ kevalaṃ dhyāyannityamātmamayo bhava || 51 ||

Forsake the ideas of the subject and object of your taste, (i.e. of the taster and tastable); and thinking on their intermediate state of gustation or tasting, be one with the soul.
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 (5.14.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adaka, Santyakta, Adhi, Aga, Svadana, Kevalam, Kevala, Dhyayat, Itya, Atmamaya, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.51). 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: “svādyasvādakasaṃtyaktaṃ svādyasvādakamadhyagam ”
svādyasvā -
√svād (verb class 1)

[imperative passive second single]

√svad (verb class 0)

[imperative passive second single]
adaka -
adaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
santyaktam -
santyakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

santyakta (noun, neuter)

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

santyaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svādyasvā -
√svād (verb class 1)

[imperative passive second single]

√svad (verb class 0)

[imperative passive second single]
adakam -
adaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adaka (noun, neuter)

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

adakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhya -
adhi (noun, feminine)

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

adhi (noun, masculine)

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

adhī (noun, masculine)

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

adhī (noun, feminine)

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

adhī (noun, neuter)

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

√dhā (verb class 1)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[aorist middle first single]
agam -
aga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aga (noun, neuter)

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

agā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “svādanaṃ kevalaṃ dhyāyannityamātmamayo bhava ”
svādanam -
svādana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svādana (noun, neuter)

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

svādanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhyāyann -
dhyāyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ityam -
itya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
ātmamayo* -
ātmamaya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]