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 5.66.37

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चिन्तानद्या महावर्ते वीचिकानिचये चिरम् ।
क्षणादुच्छूनतामेति मनोमीनः क्षणाद्गतिः ॥ ३७ ॥

cintānadyā mahāvarte vīcikānicaye ciram |
kṣaṇāducchūnatāmeti manomīnaḥ kṣaṇādgatiḥ || 37 ||

The mind is overwhelmed in the whirlpool of its cares; it is sometimes hurled down to the bottom, and at others floating upon and loosened from it like a living fish caught by angling hook.
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 (5.66.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cinta, Adya, Mahavarti, Mahavarta, Vici, Kim, Caya, Ciram, Cira, Kshanat, Kshana, Ucchuna, Tama, Tami, Iti, Mana, Manas, Manu, Mina, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.66.37). 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: “cintānadyā mahāvarte vīcikānicaye ciram ”
cintān -
cinta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
adyā* -
adya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

adyā (noun, feminine)

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

√ad (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
mahāvarte -
mahāvarti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

mahāvarta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāvarta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vīci -
vīci (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vīcī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vīcī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vīcī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kāni -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
caye -
caya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

caya (noun, neuter)

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

cayā (noun, feminine)

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

√cay (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√ci (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kṣaṇāducchūnatāmeti manomīnaḥ kṣaṇādgatiḥ ”
kṣaṇād -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ucchūna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāme -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mano -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
mīnaḥ -
mīna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣaṇād -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]