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 5.14.55

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चित्ततां शृङ्खलामेतां स्वरूपज्ञानयुक्तितः ।
बिलाच्चित्तान्महाबाहो स्वात्मसिंहं विमोचय ॥ ५५ ॥

cittatāṃ śṛṅkhalāmetāṃ svarūpajñānayuktitaḥ |
bilāccittānmahābāho svātmasiṃhaṃ vimocaya || 55 ||

Know your thoughts to be your fetters, and your self-consciousness as your binding chain; therefore O Rama! loosen the lion of your soul, from the prison house of your mind.
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 (5.14.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citta, Shrinkhala, Eta, Esha, Svarupajnana, Yuktitah, Bila, Mahabahu, Simha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.55). 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: “cittatāṃ śṛṅkhalāmetāṃ svarūpajñānayuktitaḥ ”
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śṛṅkhalām -
śṛṅkhalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
etām -
etā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
svarūpajñāna -
svarūpajñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svarūpajñāna (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “bilāccittānmahābāho svātmasiṃhaṃ vimocaya ”
bilāc -
bila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bila (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
cittān -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mahābāho -
mahābāhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahābāhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
svātma -
svātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
siṃham -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

siṃhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
mocaya -
√muc (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]

√muc (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]