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 5.21.15

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वैराग्यात्पूर्णतामेति मनो नाशावशानुगम् ।
आशया रिक्ततामेति शरदेव सरोमलम् ॥ १५ ॥

vairāgyātpūrṇatāmeti mano nāśāvaśānugam |
āśayā riktatāmeti śaradeva saromalam || 15 ||

It is the want of desire, that fills the mind more than the fulfilment of its desires; dry up the channel of desire, as the autumnal heat parches a pool.
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 (5.21.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vairagya, Purnata, Mana, Manas, Nasha, Ashan, Anuga, Ashaya, Riktata, Sharadeva, Saroma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.21.15). 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: “vairāgyātpūrṇatāmeti mano nāśāvaśānugam ”
vairāgyāt -
vairāgya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pūrṇatām -
pūrṇatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāśāva -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aśā -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
anugam -
anuga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anuga (noun, neuter)

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

anugā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “āśayā riktatāmeti śaradeva saromalam ”
āśayā* -
āśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āśayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
riktatām -
riktatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
śaradeva -
śaradeva (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saroma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]