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 5.91.59

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अज्ञानमूलं सुदृढं लीनेन्द्रियविहंगमम् ।
वासना क्षयमानीता चित्तवृक्षं क्षणेन हि ॥ ५९ ॥

ajñānamūlaṃ sudṛḍhaṃ līnendriyavihaṃgamam |
vāsanā kṣayamānītā cittavṛkṣaṃ kṣaṇena hi || 59 ||

It is beset by our erroneous senses, resembling the ignorant birds setting upon it; and our desires are the cankers, that are continually corroding our breasts and minds.
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 (5.91.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnana, Mula, Sudridha, Lina, Indriya, Vihangama, Vasana, Kshaya, Anita, Citta, Vriksha, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.91.59). 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: “ajñānamūlaṃ sudṛḍhaṃ līnendriyavihaṃgamam ”
ajñāna -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sudṛḍham -
sudṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sudṛḍha (noun, neuter)

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

sudṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
līne -
līna (noun, masculine)

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

līna (noun, neuter)

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

līnā (noun, feminine)

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

√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lī class 1 verb], [locative single from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 4 verb], [locative single from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 9 verb], [locative single from √lī class 9 verb]

√lī -> līna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [locative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [locative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [locative single from √lī class 9 verb]

√lī -> līnā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 9 verb]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present middle first single]
indriya -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

indriya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vihaṅgamam -
vihaṅgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vihaṅgama (noun, neuter)

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

vihaṅgamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vāsanā kṣayamānītā cittavṛkṣaṃ kṣaṇena hi ”
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ānītā -
ānītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
vṛkṣam -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṣaṇena -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]