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 6.6.38

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कण्टकश्चैति पयसो दूर्वाङ्कुर इव स्थलात् ।
देहशाल्मलिभोगिन्यो मनोमातङ्गश्रृंखलाः ॥ ३८ ॥

kaṇṭakaścaiti payaso dūrvāṅkura iva sthalāt |
dehaśālmalibhoginyo manomātaṅgaśrṛṃkhalāḥ || 38 ||

As the watering of the ground, tends to the growth of grass and thorns and thistles; so the fostering of the body, breeds the desires in the heart, as thick as reptiles grow in the hollow of trees; and they invigorate the mind in the form of a rampant lion or elephant.
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 (6.6.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kantaka, Payas, Payasa, Durvankura, Iva, Sthala, Deha, Shalmali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.6.38). 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: “kaṇṭakaścaiti payaso dūrvāṅkura iva sthalāt ”
kaṇṭakaś -
kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
payaso* -
payas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

payasa (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthalāt -
sthala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sthala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “dehaśālmalibhoginyo manomātaṅgaśrṛṃkhalāḥ ”
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
śālmali -
śālmalī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śālmalin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhoginyo* -
Cannot analyse manomātaṅgaśrṛṅkhalāḥ