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 5.53.51

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मनः शत्रुः शरीरस्य शरीरं मनसो रिपुः ।
एकाभावेन नश्येते आधाराधेयकार्यवत् ॥ ५१ ॥

manaḥ śatruḥ śarīrasya śarīraṃ manaso ripuḥ |
ekābhāvena naśyete ādhārādheyakāryavat || 51 ||

The mind is the enemy of the body, and so is the latter an enemy of the former (because the growth of the one puts down the vigour of the other); but they both die away without the half of each other, and for want of desire which supports them both.
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 (5.53.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Manas, Shatru, Sharira, Manasa, Ripu, Eka, Abhava, Adhara, Adheya, Karyavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.53.51). 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: “manaḥ śatruḥ śarīrasya śarīraṃ manaso ripuḥ ”
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śatruḥ -
śatru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śarīrasya -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
manaso* -
manas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ripuḥ -
ripu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ripu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ekābhāvena naśyete ādhārādheyakāryavat ”
ekā -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]

ekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhāvena -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
naśyete -
√naś (verb class 1)

[present passive third dual]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present passive third dual]

√naś (verb class 1)

[present passive third dual]
ādhārā -
ādhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ādheya -
ādheya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādheya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāryavat -
kāryavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kāryavat (noun, neuter)

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