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 5.78.47

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वासनावलितं जन्म मोक्षं निर्वासनं मनः ।
प्राणं च राम गृह्णाति यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ ४७ ॥

vāsanāvalitaṃ janma mokṣaṃ nirvāsanaṃ manaḥ |
prāṇaṃ ca rāma gṛhṇāti yathecchasi tathā kuru || 47 ||

Human life is wrapt in desires, and liberation (moksha) is the release of the mind from these; and breathing is the operation of life, and its suppression is the path to its extinction or nirvana.
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 (5.78.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasana, Janma, Janman, Moksha, Nirvasana, Mana, Manas, Prana, Pran, Rama, Yatheccha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.47). 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: “vāsanāvalitaṃ janma mokṣaṃ nirvāsanaṃ manaḥ ”
vāsanāva -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ali -
ali (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

alin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
janma -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mokṣam -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirvāsanam -
nirvāsana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvāsana (noun, neuter)

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

nirvāsanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prāṇaṃ ca rāma gṛhṇāti yathecchasi tathā kuru ”
prāṇam -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
gṛhṇāti -
√grah (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
yatheccha -
yatheccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatheccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]