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 5.90.5

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चित्तसत्तेह दुःखाय चित्तनाशः सुखाय तु ।
चित्तसत्तां क्षयं नीत्वा चित्तं नाशमुपानयेत् ॥ ५ ॥

cittasatteha duḥkhāya cittanāśaḥ sukhāya tu |
cittasattāṃ kṣayaṃ nītvā cittaṃ nāśamupānayet || 5 ||

The possession of the mind is the cause of woe, and its extinction is the spring of happiness; therefore one should practise the abrasion of the essence of his mind (or personality), in order to arrive to its utter extinction.
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 (5.90.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citta, Satta, Sattri, Satti, Iha, Duhkha, Cittanasha, Sukha, Kshaya, Nasha, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.90.5). 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: “cittasatteha duḥkhāya cittanāśaḥ sukhāya tu ”
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
satte -
satta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

satta (noun, neuter)

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

sattā (noun, feminine)

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

sattṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

satti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√sad (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√sad (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkhāya -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
cittanāśaḥ -
cittanāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sukhāya -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “cittasattāṃ kṣayaṃ nītvā cittaṃ nāśamupānayet ”
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
sattām -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kṣayam -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nītvā -
√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
nāśam -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ānayet -
√an (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]