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 5.24.18

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एषैव परमा युक्तिरनयैव महामदः ।
स्वमनोमत्तमातङ्गो द्रागित्येवावदम्यते ॥ १८ ॥

eṣaiva paramā yuktiranayaiva mahāmadaḥ |
svamanomattamātaṅgo drāgityevāvadamyate || 18 ||

This is the best expedient for removal of the great delusion of this world, and subduing the big elephant of the mind at once.
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 (5.24.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Parama, Yukti, Anaya, Iyam, Idam, Mahamada, Svamat, Oma, Tta, Angas, Anga, Drak, Iti, Itya, Evavada, Yat, Yata, Yati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.24.18). 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: “eṣaiva paramā yuktiranayaiva mahāmadaḥ ”
eṣai -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
paramā* -
parama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yuktir -
yukti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anayai -
anaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
mahāmadaḥ -
mahāmada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “svamanomattamātaṅgo drāgityevāvadamyate ”
svaman -
svamat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
oma -
oma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

oman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
ttam -
tta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

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

ttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aṅgo* -
aṅgas (noun, neuter)

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

aṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
drāg -
drāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
evāvadam -
evāvada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
yate -
yat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

yatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

yati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]

√yat (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]