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 5.15.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतामनुसरन्राम चित्तसत्तामपावनीम् ।
संसारबीजकणिकां जीवबन्धनवागुराम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
etāmanusaranrāma cittasattāmapāvanīm |
saṃsārabījakaṇikāṃ jīvabandhanavāgurām || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—The soul by following the unholy essence of the mind, which is the source of the world, is led to fall into the snare, which is laid by it for all living beings.
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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 (5.15.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Eta, Esha, Anusara, Ama, Citta, Satta, Samsarabija, Kanika, Jiva, Jivan, Bandhana, Vagura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.15.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “etāmanusaranrāma cittasattāmapāvanīm ”
etām -
etā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anusara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nrā -
nṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound]
āma -
āma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
sattām -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
apāva -
√pā (verb class 1)

[aorist active first dual]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual], [aorist active first dual]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
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]
Line 3: “saṃsārabījakaṇikāṃ jīvabandhanavāgurām ”
saṃsārabīja -
saṃsārabīja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaṇikām -
kaṇikā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāgurām -
vāgurā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]