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 5.71.54

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जीवनाज्जीव इत्युक्तोऽहंभावः स्यात्त्वहंतया ।
बुद्धिर्निश्चायकत्वेन संकल्पकलनान्मनः ॥ ५४ ॥

jīvanājjīva ityukto'haṃbhāvaḥ syāttvahaṃtayā |
buddhirniścāyakatvena saṃkalpakalanānmanaḥ || 54 ||

It is called jiva or living from its animation, and also as the ego from its egoism; it is termed the understanding from its power of discernment, and as the mind from its will or volition.
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 (5.71.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Ukta, Ahambhava, Syat, Sya, Tva, Ahanta, Buddhi, Nishcayakatva, Sankalpaka, Mana, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.71.54). 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: “jīvanājjīva ityukto'haṃbhāvaḥ syāttvahaṃtayā ”
Cannot analyse jīvanājjīva*it
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ukto' -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
ahambhāvaḥ -
ahambhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syāt -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ahantayā -
ahantā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “buddhirniścāyakatvena saṃkalpakalanānmanaḥ ”
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
niścāyakatvena -
niścāyakatva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
saṅkalpaka -
saṅkalpaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkalpaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nān -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]