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 5.92.38

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चेतस्ते दीपमुत्सृज्य विनिघ्नन्ति तमोऽञ्जनैः ।
विमूढाः कर्तुमुद्युक्ता ये हठाच्चेतसो जयम् ॥ ३८ ॥

cetaste dīpamutsṛjya vinighnanti tamo'ñjanaiḥ |
vimūḍhāḥ kartumudyuktā ye haṭhāccetaso jayam || 38 ||

Ignorant men who want to subdue the mind, by prescriptions of the Hatha-Yoga or bodily restraints; are like those silly folks, who want to dispel the darkness by black ink instead of a lighted lamp.
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 (5.92.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Tad, Yushmad, Dipa, Utsrijya, Vinighnat, Tama, Tamas, Anjana, Vimudha, Kartu, Udyukta, Yah, Yat, Hatha, Cetasa, Jaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.92.38). 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: “cetaste dīpamutsṛjya vinighnanti tamo'ñjanaiḥ ”
cetas -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
dīpam -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
utsṛjya -
utsṛjya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

utsṛjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utsṛjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vinighnanti -
vinighnat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tamo' -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
añjanaiḥ -
añjana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

añjana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “vimūḍhāḥ kartumudyuktā ye haṭhāccetaso jayam ”
vimūḍhāḥ -
vimūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vimūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
udyuktā* -
udyukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

udyuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
haṭhāc -
haṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
cetaso* -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jayam -
jaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaya (noun, neuter)

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

jayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]