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 5.16.9

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अन्तःशीतलया बुद्ध्या कुर्वत्या लीलया क्रियाम् ।
यो नूनं वासनात्यागो ध्येयो राम स कीर्तितः ॥ ९ ॥

antaḥśītalayā buddhyā kurvatyā līlayā kriyām |
yo nūnaṃ vāsanātyāgo dhyeyo rāma sa kīrtitaḥ || 9 ||

Therefore the performance of one's duties, with calmness and coolness of his understanding, and without any desire of fruition, is called the abandonment of desire in thought.
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 (5.16.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anta, Shitala, Buddhi, Kurvati, Lila, Kriya, Yah, Nunam, Vasana, Yaga, Dhyeya, Rama, Kirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.9). 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: “antaḥśītalayā buddhyā kurvatyā līlayā kriyām ”
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śītalayā -
śītalā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
buddhyā -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kurvatyā* -
√kṛ -> kurvatī (participle, feminine)

[ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
līlayā -
līlā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kriyām -
kriyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “yo nūnaṃ vāsanātyāgo dhyeyo rāma sa kīrtitaḥ ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāsanāt -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yāgo* -
yāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhyeyo* -
dhyeya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kīrtitaḥ -
kīrtita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]