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 6.28.34

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देहाद्विचिन्तितो देहः स्थितोऽन्यस्तद्वदेव हि ।
प्राक्प्रवाहचिराभ्यस्तो वासनातिशयेन यः ॥ ३४ ॥

dehādvicintito dehaḥ sthito'nyastadvadeva hi |
prākpravāhacirābhyasto vāsanātiśayena yaḥ || 34 ||

After the soul has passed from its former frame, it receives the same form which it has in view before it after the fancy of the mind, which is either of the kind, to which it has been long used and accustomed, or what it fondly longs in the mind.
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 (6.28.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deha, Vicintitri, Vicintita, Sthita, Ani, Tadvat, Eva, Prak, Pravaha, Cira, Tas, Vasana, Atishayena, Atishaya, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.28.34). 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: “dehādvicintito dehaḥ sthito'nyastadvadeva hi ”
dehād -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vicintito* -
vicintitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vicintita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dehaḥ -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthito' -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
anyas -
anī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tadvad -
tadvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tadvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “prākpravāhacirābhyasto vāsanātiśayena yaḥ ”
prāk -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pravāha -
pravāha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravāha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cirābhyas -
cirā (noun, feminine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
to* -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāsanā -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atiśayena -
atiśayena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atiśaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

atiśaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]