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 5.52.59

वासनाहीनमप्येतच्चक्षुरादीन्द्रियैः स्वतः ।
प्रवर्तते बहिः स्वार्थे वासना नात्र कारणम् ॥ ५९ ॥

vāsanāhīnamapyetaccakṣurādīndriyaiḥ svataḥ |
pravartate bahiḥ svārthe vāsanā nātra kāraṇam || 59 ||

I see my will also is not always the cause of my actions, because I find my eyes and the other organs of sense are employed in their respective functions, without the direction of my volition.

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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 (5.52.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasana, Ahina, Api, Apya, Etad, Cakshu, Cakshus, Adi, Adin, Indriya, Svatah, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Svartha, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.59). 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: “vāsanāhīnamapyetaccakṣurādīndriyaiḥ svataḥ
  • vāsanā -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahīnam -
  • ahīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etac -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cakṣur -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ādī -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • indriyaiḥ -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svataḥ -
  • svataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “pravartate bahiḥ svārthe vāsanā nātra kāraṇam
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bahiḥ -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svārthe -
  • svārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāsanā* -
  • vāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.59

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 5.52.59 in Gujarati sript:
વાસનાહીનમપ્યેતચ્ચક્ષુરાદીન્દ્રિયૈઃ સ્વતઃ ।
પ્રવર્તતે બહિઃ સ્વાર્થે વાસના નાત્ર કારણમ્ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 5.52.59 in Telugu sript:
వాసనాహీనమప్యేతచ్చక్షురాదీన్ద్రియైః స్వతః ।
ప్రవర్తతే బహిః స్వార్థే వాసనా నాత్ర కారణమ్ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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