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 6.28.53

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शीतलां सत्यतामेति सम्यगालोकनान्मनः ।
अवश्यमेव मर्तव्यं सर्वैरेव हि बन्धुभिः ॥ ५३ ॥

śītalāṃ satyatāmeti samyagālokanānmanaḥ |
avaśyameva martavyaṃ sarvaireva hi bandhubhiḥ || 53 ||

The mind comes to find this truth as the cooling balsam of the heart, that we are all doomed to die one day or other, with all our friends and relations in this world of mortality.
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 (6.28.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shitala, Satyata, Samyak, Alokana, Mana, Manas, Avashyam, Eva, Martavya, Sarva, Bandhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.28.53). 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: “śītalāṃ satyatāmeti samyagālokanānmanaḥ ”
śītalām -
śītalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
satyatām -
satyatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ālokanān -
ālokana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

ālokana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “avaśyameva martavyaṃ sarvaireva hi bandhubhiḥ ”
avaśyam -
avaśyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avaśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
martavyam -
martavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

martavya (noun, neuter)

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

martavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṛ -> martavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> martavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
sarvair -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]
bandhubhiḥ -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bandhū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]