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 5.50.16

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वर्तमानमनायासं भजद्वाह्यधिया क्षणम् ।
भूतं भविष्यदभजद्याति चित्तमचित्तताम् ॥ १६ ॥

vartamānamanāyāsaṃ bhajadvāhyadhiyā kṣaṇam |
bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyadabhajadyāti cittamacittatām || 16 ||

The way to get rid of the delusions of the mind, is to fix your attention only to the present moment; and not to employ your thoughts about the past and future events.
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 (5.50.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vartamana, Anayasa, Dva, Dhi, Kshanam, Kshana, Bhuta, Bhavishyat, Yat, Yati, Citta, Acitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.16). 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: “vartamānamanāyāsaṃ bhajadvāhyadhiyā kṣaṇam ”
vartamānam -
vartamāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vartamāna (noun, neuter)

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

vartamānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
anāyāsam -
anāyāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anāyāsa (noun, neuter)

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

anāyāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhaja -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahya -
√ah -> ahya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ah]
dhiyā -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyadabhajadyāti cittamacittatām ”
bhūtam -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

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

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second dual]
bhaviṣyad -
bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhajad -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

acitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]