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 5.50.34

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मलं संवेद्यमुत्सृज्य मनो निर्गलयन्परम् ।
आशापाशमलं छित्त्वा स्वसंवित्तिपरो भव ॥ ३४ ॥

malaṃ saṃvedyamutsṛjya mano nirgalayanparam |
āśāpāśamalaṃ chittvā svasaṃvittiparo bhava || 34 ||

Melt down your mind as a metal, and purify it of its dross of the knowledge or impression of external things; break off the snare of your desires and depend on your consciousness of yourself.
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 (5.50.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mala, Samvedya, Utsrijya, Mana, Manas, Nirga, Layat, Param, Para, Ashapasha, Alam, Ala, Svasamvitti, Parah, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.34). 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: “malaṃ saṃvedyamutsṛjya mano nirgalayanparam ”
malam -
mala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mala (noun, neuter)

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

malā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saṃvedyam -
saṃvedya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃvedya (noun, neuter)

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

saṃvedyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√saṃvid -> saṃvedya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √saṃvid class 2 verb]

√saṃvid -> saṃvedya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √saṃvid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √saṃvid class 2 verb]
utsṛjya -
utsṛjya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

utsṛjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utsṛjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirga -
nirga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
layan -
√lay -> layat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √lay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lay class 1 verb]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “āśāpāśamalaṃ chittvā svasaṃvittiparo bhava ”
āśāpāśam -
āśāpāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśāpāśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
chittvā -
√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √chid]

√chid -> chittvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √chid]
svasaṃvitti -
svasaṃvitti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

svasaṃvitti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

svasaṃvitti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
paro* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]