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 5.78.19

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यथाभिवाञ्छितध्यानाच्चिरमेकतयोदितात् ।
एकतत्त्वघनाभ्यासात्प्राणस्पन्दो निरुद्ध्यते ॥ १९ ॥

yathābhivāñchitadhyānācciramekatayoditāt |
ekatattvaghanābhyāsātprāṇaspando niruddhyate || 19 ||

Meditation of the desired object, and keeping in view that single object, and firm reliance on one particular object, are the best means of suppressing the vital breath.
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 (5.78.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Abhivanchita, Dhyana, Ciram, Cira, Ekata, Ekataya, Udita, Tattva, Ghana, Abhyasa, Pranaspanda, Nih, Uddhya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.19). 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: “yathābhivāñchitadhyānācciramekatayoditāt ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhivāñchita -
abhivāñchita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhyānāc -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekatayo -
ekataya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ekataya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ekatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ekatayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uditāt -
udita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vad class 1 verb]
Line 2: “ekatattvaghanābhyāsātprāṇaspando niruddhyate ”
eka -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]
tattva -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghanā -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhyāsāt -
abhyāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
prāṇaspando* -
prāṇaspanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uddhya -
uddhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]