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 5.24.49

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शनैः शनैर्लालनीयं युक्तिभिः पावनोक्तिभिः ।
शास्त्रार्थपरिणामेन पालयेच्चित्तबालकम् ॥ ४९ ॥

śanaiḥ śanairlālanīyaṃ yuktibhiḥ pāvanoktibhiḥ |
śāstrārthapariṇāmena pālayeccittabālakam || 49 ||

The mind is to be trained by degrees, like a boy in the path of learning; namely by means of persuasion and good lectures, and then by teaching of the sastras, and lastly by discussion of their doctrines.
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 (5.24.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shanaih, Shana, Lalaniya, Yuktibhih, Yukti, Pavana, Ukti, Shastrartha, Parinama, Citta, Balaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.24.49). 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: “śanaiḥ śanairlālanīyaṃ yuktibhiḥ pāvanoktibhiḥ ”
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śanair -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
lālanīyam -
lālanīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lālanīya (noun, neuter)

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

lālanīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lal -> lālanīya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √lal]

√lal -> lālanīya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √lal]

√lal -> lālanīyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √lal]

√lal -> lālanīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √lal]

√lal -> lālanīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lal], [accusative single from √lal]
yuktibhiḥ -
yuktibhiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yukti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
pāvano -
pāvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāvanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uktibhiḥ -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “śāstrārthapariṇāmena pālayeccittabālakam ”
śāstrārtha -
śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pariṇāmena -
pariṇāma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pālayec -
√pāl (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]

√pā (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
bālakam -
bālaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bālaka (noun, neuter)

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

bālakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]