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 6.24.34

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शरीरपुरपालस्य मनसो रथचक्रयोः ।
अहंकारनृपस्यास्य प्रशस्येष्टतुरङ्गयोः ॥ ३४ ॥

śarīrapurapālasya manaso rathacakrayoḥ |
ahaṃkāranṛpasyāsya praśasyeṣṭaturaṅgayoḥ || 34 ||

The body is a city and the mind is its ruler, the two airs are as the car and wheel of the body;while Egoism is the monarch of this city, and the eight members are as so many horses attached to the car of the body.
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 (6.24.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharira, Purapala, Manas, Manasa, Rathacakra, Ahankara, Nripa, Idam, Prashasya, Prasha, Ishta, Turanga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.24.34). 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: “śarīrapurapālasya manaso rathacakrayoḥ ”
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
purapālasya -
purapāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
manaso* -
manas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rathacakrayoḥ -
rathacakra (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
Line 2: “ahaṃkāranṛpasyāsya praśasyeṣṭaturaṅgayoḥ ”
ahaṅkāra -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nṛpasyā -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
praśasye -
praśasya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

praśasya (noun, masculine)

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

praśasya (noun, neuter)

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

praśasyā (noun, feminine)

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

praśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

praśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iṣṭa -
iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
turaṅgayoḥ -
turaṅga (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]