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 5.52.19

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चाक्षुषीं वृत्तिमाश्रित्य प्रभारूपचयोन्मुखीम् ।
मा गच्छ दग्धतां मुग्ध कान्तिलुब्धपतङ्गवत् ॥ १९ ॥

cākṣuṣīṃ vṛttimāśritya prabhārūpacayonmukhīm |
mā gaccha dagdhatāṃ mugdha kāntilubdhapataṅgavat || 19 ||

Nor let thy fondness for bright and beautiful objects, bewitch thee to thy ruin; as the appearance of a bright light or burning fire, invites the silly moth to its consumption.
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 (5.52.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cakshushi, Vritti, Ashritya, Prabha, Arupa, Caya, Unmukhi, Mas, Gaccha, Dagdha, Mugdha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.19). 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: “cākṣuṣīṃ vṛttimāśritya prabhārūpacayonmukhīm ”
cākṣuṣīm -
cākṣuṣī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vṛttim -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prabhā -
prabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prabhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

arūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cayo -
caya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

caya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cay (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√ci (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
unmukhīm -
unmukhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “mā gaccha dagdhatāṃ mugdha kāntilubdhapataṅgavat ”
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dagdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mugdha -
mugdha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mugdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
Cannot analyse kāntilubdhapataṅgavat