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 5.50.6

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्य संसाररूपस्य मायाचक्रस्य राघव ।
चित्तं विद्धि महानाभिं भ्रमतो भ्रमदायिनः ॥ ६ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
asya saṃsārarūpasya māyācakrasya rāghava |
cittaṃ viddhi mahānābhiṃ bhramato bhramadāyinaḥ || 6 ||

Vasishtha said:—Know Rama, this revolving world is the wheel of delusion, and the human heart is the nave or axis of this great wheel;which by its continual rotation produces all this delusion within its circle.
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 (5.50.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Idam, Samsara, Rupa, Maya, Acakra, Raghava, Citta, Mahana, Abhi, Bhramat, Ayin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.6). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “asya saṃsārarūpasya māyācakrasya rāghava ”
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpasya -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
māyā -
māya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√mā -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mā]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> māya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

ma (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

māyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
acakrasya -
acakra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

acakra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
rāghava -
rāghava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “cittaṃ viddhi mahānābhiṃ bhramato bhramadāyinaḥ ”
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
mahānā -
mahāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhim -
abhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhramato* -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhram (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
bhramad -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
āyinaḥ -
āyin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

āyin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]