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 5.53.49

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परमात्मानले क्षिप्तं संवृत्त्यावयवं स्वयम् ।
दग्ध्वात्मानमलं चित्तं शुद्धतामेति शाश्वतीम् ॥ ४९ ॥

paramātmānale kṣiptaṃ saṃvṛttyāvayavaṃ svayam |
dagdhvātmānamalaṃ cittaṃ śuddhatāmeti śāśvatīm || 49 ||

And the heart attains its perfect purity, when, by compressing its members of sensational organs, it casts itself into the flame of the supreme soul, where all its dross is burnt away.
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 (5.53.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paramatma, Ala, Ali, Kshipta, Samvritti, Avayava, Svayam, Dagdhva, Atman, Alam, Citta, Shuddhata, Shashvati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.53.49). 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: “paramātmānale kṣiptaṃ saṃvṛttyāvayavaṃ svayam ”
paramātmān -
paramātma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ale -
ala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ali (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
kṣiptam -
kṣipta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣipta (noun, neuter)

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

kṣiptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]

√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
saṃvṛttyā -
saṃvṛtti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
avayavam -
avayava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avayavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “dagdhvātmānamalaṃ cittaṃ śuddhatāmeti śāśvatīm ”
dagdhvā -
√dagh -> dagdhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dagh]

√dagh -> dagdhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dagh]

√dah -> dagdhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dah]

dagdhvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
śuddhatām -
śuddhatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
śāśvatīm -
śāśvatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]