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 5.67.38

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अकर्तरि मनस्यन्तरकर्तृत्वं स्फुटं भवेत् ।
शून्यचित्तो हि पुरुषः कुर्वन्नपि न चेतति ॥ ३८ ॥

akartari manasyantarakartṛtvaṃ sphuṭaṃ bhavet |
śūnyacitto hi puruṣaḥ kurvannapi na cetati || 38 ||

Inactivity of the mind, causes the inaction of the body; and though it should act by its physical force, yet the insane mind is not sensible of the action.
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 (5.67.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akartri, Manasya, Tara, Kartritva, Sphutam, Sphuta, Shunyacitta, Purusha, Kurvat, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.67.38). 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: “akartari manasyantarakartṛtvaṃ sphuṭaṃ bhavet ”
akartari -
akartṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
manasyan -
manasya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

manasya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tara -
tara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kartṛtvam -
kartṛtva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sphuṭam -
sphuṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

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

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “śūnyacitto hi puruṣaḥ kurvannapi na cetati ”
śūnyacitto* -
śūnyacitta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
puruṣaḥ -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kurvann -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cetati -
√cit (verb class 1)

[present active third single]