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 5.91.16

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यदा न स्पन्दते प्राणः शिरासरणिकोटरे ।
असंवित्तिवशात्तेन चित्तमन्तर्न जायते ॥ १६ ॥

yadā na spandate prāṇaḥ śirāsaraṇikoṭare |
asaṃvittivaśāttena cittamantarna jāyate || 16 ||

When the vital breath ceases to circulate through the lungs and wind pipes, there ensues the insensibility of the mind and the circulation of the heart-blood is put to a stop.
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 (5.91.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Prana, Pran, Shira, Sarani, Kotara, Vasha, Tad, Tena, Citta, Antar, 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 5.91.16). 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: “yadā na spandate prāṇaḥ śirāsaraṇikoṭare ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
spandate -
√spand (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
prāṇaḥ -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

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

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śirā -
śirā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

saraṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

saraṇī (noun, feminine)

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

saraṇī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
koṭare -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “asaṃvittivaśāttena cittamantarna jāyate ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
vaśāt -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
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]
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]