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 5.90.8

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विद्यमानं मनो यावत्तावद्दुःखक्षयः कुतः ।
मनस्यस्तं गते जन्तोः संसारोऽस्तमुपागतः ॥ ८ ॥

vidyamānaṃ mano yāvattāvadduḥkhakṣayaḥ kutaḥ |
manasyastaṃ gate jantoḥ saṃsāro'stamupāgataḥ || 8 ||

How can we expect the decrease of our distress, as long as the mind is the mistress of the body? It is upon the setting down of the mind, that the world appears to disappear before us.
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 (5.90.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyamana, Mana, Manas, Yavattavat, Duhkhakshaya, Kutah, Kuta, Manasya, Gat, Gata, Gati, Jantu, Samsara, Astam, Asta, Upagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.90.8). 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: “vidyamānaṃ mano yāvattāvadduḥkhakṣayaḥ kutaḥ ”
vidyamānam -
vidyamāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vidyamāna (noun, neuter)

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

vidyamānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāvattāvad -
yāvattāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvattāvat (noun, feminine)

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

yāvattāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
duḥkhakṣayaḥ -
duḥkhakṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “manasyastaṃ gate jantoḥ saṃsāro'stamupāgataḥ ”
manasyas -
manasya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
gate -
gat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

gati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
jantoḥ -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
saṃsāro' -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
astam -
astam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asta (noun, neuter)

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

astā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upāgataḥ -
upāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]