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 5.52.7

वासनाभ्यः समाहृत्य मनोमृगमुपप्लुतम् ।
निर्विकल्पसमाध्यर्थं चकारेमां विचारणाम् ॥ ७ ॥

vāsanābhyaḥ samāhṛtya manomṛgamupaplutam |
nirvikalpasamādhyarthaṃ cakāremāṃ vicāraṇām || 7 ||

He restrained the fleet deer of his mind, from the desires to which it ran by fits and starts; and then he reflected in the following manner, for having the unaltered steadiness of his mind.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.52.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasana, Samahritya, Manomriga, Upapluta, Nirvikalpasamadhi, Artha, Cakara, Iyam, Idam, Vicarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.7). 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: “vāsanābhyaḥ samāhṛtya manomṛgamupaplutam
  • vāsanābhyaḥ -
  • vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • samāhṛtya -
  • samāhṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manomṛgam -
  • manomṛga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upaplutam -
  • upapluta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upapluta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upaplutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nirvikalpasamādhyarthaṃ cakāremāṃ vicāraṇām
  • nirvikalpasamādhya -
  • nirvikalpasamādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirvikalpasamādhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirvikalpasamādhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cakāre -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vicāraṇām -
  • vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.7

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 5.52.7 in Gujarati sript:
વાસનાભ્યઃ સમાહૃત્ય મનોમૃગમુપપ્લુતમ્ ।
નિર્વિકલ્પસમાધ્યર્થં ચકારેમાં વિચારણામ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 5.52.7 in Telugu sript:
వాసనాభ్యః సమాహృత్య మనోమృగముపప్లుతమ్ ।
నిర్వికల్పసమాధ్యర్థం చకారేమాం విచారణామ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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