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 5.92.35

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अङ्कुशेन विना मत्तं यथा दुष्टं मतङ्गजम् ।
अध्यात्मविद्याधिगमः साधुसङ्गम एव च ॥ ३५ ॥

aṅkuśena vinā mattaṃ yathā duṣṭaṃ mataṅgajam |
adhyātmavidyādhigamaḥ sādhusaṅgama eva ca || 35 ||

As it is impossible to restrain the infuriate elephant without its goading; so it is not possible for you to curb your indomitable mind, without the help of spiritual knowledge, and association with the wise and good.
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 (5.92.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ankusha, Vina, Matta, Yatha, Dushta, Matangaja, Adhyatmavidya, Adhigama, Sadhusangama, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.92.35). 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: “aṅkuśena vinā mattaṃ yathā duṣṭaṃ mataṅgajam ”
aṅkuśena -
aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aṅkuśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mattam -
matta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

matta (noun, neuter)

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

mattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duṣṭam -
duṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

duṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mataṅgajam -
mataṅgaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mataṅgajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “adhyātmavidyādhigamaḥ sādhusaṅgama eva ca ”
adhyātmavidyā -
adhyātmavidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhigamaḥ -
adhigama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sādhusaṅgama* -
sādhusaṅgama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]