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 6.25.24

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दिनैः कतिपयैरेव पदमाप्नोति केवलम् ।
एतदभ्यसतः पुंसो बाह्ये विषयवृत्तिषु ॥ २४ ॥

dinaiḥ katipayaireva padamāpnoti kevalam |
etadabhyasataḥ puṃso bāhye viṣayavṛttiṣu || 24 ||

A few days practice of this Yoga, by abnegation of all outward objects from the mind, enables a man to attain to the state of his solity, or his unity with the sole entity of the Deity.
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 (6.25.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dina, Katipaya, Eva, Pada, Kevalam, Kevala, Etad, Pums, Bahye, Bahya, Vishaya, Vritti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.25.24). 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: “dinaiḥ katipayaireva padamāpnoti kevalam ”
dinaiḥ -
dina (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dina (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
katipayair -
katipaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

katipaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “etadabhyasataḥ puṃso bāhye viṣayavṛttiṣu ”
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
abhyasat -
√bhyas (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
puṃso* -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
bāhye -
bāhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bāhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

bāhya (noun, neuter)

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

bāhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛttiṣu -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]