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 5.50.4

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अतो वच्मि महाबाहो मायेयं विषमान्वहम् ।
असावधानमनसं संयोजयति संकटे ॥ ४ ॥

ato vacmi mahābāho māyeyaṃ viṣamānvaham |
asāvadhānamanasaṃ saṃyojayati saṃkaṭe || 4 ||

I say therefore this illusion, to be utterly inexplicable in its nature; and how it leads the unguarded mind, to a great many errors and difficulties and dangers at last.
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 (5.50.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atah, Mahabaha, Mayeya, Vishama, Vaha, Asavadhana, Anasa, Samya, Samyu, Jayat, Sankata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.4). 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: “ato vacmi mahābāho māyeyaṃ viṣamānvaham ”
ato* -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vacmi -
√vac (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
mahābāho* -
mahābāha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māyeyam -
māyeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māyeya (noun, neuter)

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

māyeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mā (verb class 4)

[optative active first single]
viṣamān -
viṣama (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vaham -
vaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaha (noun, neuter)

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

vahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “asāvadhānamanasaṃ saṃyojayati saṃkaṭe ”
asāvadhānam -
asāvadhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asāvadhāna (noun, neuter)

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

asāvadhānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anasam -
anas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

anasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anasa (noun, neuter)

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

√nas (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
saṃyo -
saṃya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

saṃyu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saṃyu (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

jayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)

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

saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)

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