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 6.29.56

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चित्तयक्षाभिभूतानां याः पुंसां विततापदः ।
शक्यन्ते परिसंख्यातुं न ता वर्षशतैरपि ॥ ५६ ॥

cittayakṣābhibhūtānāṃ yāḥ puṃsāṃ vitatāpadaḥ |
śakyante parisaṃkhyātuṃ na tā varṣaśatairapi || 56 ||

Egoism brings a great many evils, upon them that have their minds vitiated by its influence, and it requires hundreds of years, to count and recount their baneful effects.
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 (6.29.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citta, Yaksha, Abhibhuta, Pums, Vitata, Apad, Apada, Parisankhya, Atu, Tas, Varshashata, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.29.56). 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: “cittayakṣābhibhūtānāṃ yāḥ puṃsāṃ vitatāpadaḥ ”
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
yakṣā -
yakṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yakṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yakṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abhibhūtānām -
abhibhūta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

abhibhūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

abhibhūtā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
yāḥ -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
puṃsām -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
vitatā -
vitata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vitata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vitatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apadaḥ -
apad (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

apad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

apada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√pad (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “śakyante parisaṃkhyātuṃ na tā varṣaśatairapi ”
śakyante -
√śak (verb class 5)

[present passive third plural]
parisaṅkhyā -
parisaṅkhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ātum -
ātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
varṣaśatair -
varṣaśata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]