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 5.71.35

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कनीनिकापरिस्पन्दश्चक्षुःस्पन्दस्य मारुतात् ।
इन्द्रियस्फुरणात्सैव संवित्केवलमात्मनः ॥ ३५ ॥

kanīnikāparispandaścakṣuḥspandasya mārutāt |
indriyasphuraṇātsaiva saṃvitkevalamātmanaḥ || 35 ||

So it is the internal air, which moves the pupils and the eyelids; it is the same air that gives motion to the limbs of the body; but it is the intellect which moves the soul, and gives movement to its consciousness.
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 (5.71.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaninika, Apari, Spanda, Cakshu, Cakshus, Maruta, Indriya, Sphurana, Samvitka, Vala, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.71.35). 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: “kanīnikāparispandaścakṣuḥspandasya mārutāt ”
kanīnikā -
kanīnika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
apari -
aparī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
spandaś -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cakṣuḥ -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

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

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
spandasya -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
mārutāt -
māruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

māruta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “indriyasphuraṇātsaiva saṃvitkevalamātmanaḥ ”
indriya -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

indriya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sphuraṇāt -
sphuraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sphuraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sai -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
saṃvitke -
saṃvitka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃvitka (noun, neuter)

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

saṃvitkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
valam -
vala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]