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 5.54.31

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धावमानमधो मत्तं चित्तं विमलमाकुलम् ।
बलात्संरोधयामास सेतुर्जलमिव द्रुतम् ॥ ३१ ॥

dhāvamānamadho mattaṃ cittaṃ vimalamākulam |
balātsaṃrodhayāmāsa seturjalamiva drutam || 31 ||

He stopped his heart forcibly, from its running madly to the pits of its affection; as they stop the course of over-flowing waters, by means of embankments.
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 (5.54.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhavamana, Adhah, Adhas, Matta, Citta, Vimala, Akula, Balat, Bala, Samrodha, Yama, Yaman, Setri, Setu, Jala, Iva, Drutam, Druta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.54.31). 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: “dhāvamānamadho mattaṃ cittaṃ vimalamākulam ”
dhāvamānam -
dhāvamāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhāvamāna (noun, neuter)

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

dhāvamānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adho* -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mattam -
matta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

matta (noun, neuter)

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

mattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
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]
vimalam -
vimala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vimala (noun, neuter)

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

vimalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākulam -
ākula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ākula (noun, neuter)

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

ākulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “balātsaṃrodhayāmāsa seturjalamiva drutam ”
balāt -
balāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
saṃrodha -
saṃrodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāmā -
yāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāman (noun, neuter)

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

yāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
setur -
setṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

setu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

setu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
drutam -
drutam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

druta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

druta (noun, neuter)

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

drutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]