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 5.80.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इदमन्तः कलयतो भोगान्प्रति विवेकिनः ।
पुरःस्थितानपि सदा स्पृहैवाङ्ग न जायते ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
idamantaḥ kalayato bhogānprati vivekinaḥ |
puraḥsthitānapi sadā spṛhaivāṅga na jāyate || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—I will now describe to you that pensive excogitation, which keeps the reasoning mind, from attending to objects placed in its presence.
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 (5.80.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Idam, Anta, Kalayat, Bhoga, Prati, Vivekin, Viveki, Purahsthita, Api, Sada, Sad, Spriha, Anga, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.80.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “idamantaḥ kalayato bhogānprati vivekinaḥ ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kalayato* -
√kal -> kalayat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [ablative single from √kal class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kal class 10 verb]

√kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kal class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kal class 10 verb]

√kal (verb class 10)

[present active third dual]
bhogān -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vivekinaḥ -
vivekin (noun, masculine)

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

vivekin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vivekī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “puraḥsthitānapi sadā spṛhaivāṅga na jāyate ”
puraḥsthitān -
puraḥsthita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
spṛhai -
spṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

spṛha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

spṛhā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]