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 6.31.48

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यत्र यत्रानुसरति रथस्तत्रैव सारथिः ।
प्राणसंप्रेरितं चित्तं याति देशान्तरे क्षणात् ॥ ४८ ॥

yatra yatrānusarati rathastatraiva sārathiḥ |
prāṇasaṃpreritaṃ cittaṃ yāti deśāntare kṣaṇāt || 48 ||

As the carriage is driven wherever the driver wishes to drive it; so the mind being driven by the vital breath, runs from country to country in a moment.
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 (6.31.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Anu, Sarat, Ratha, Tatraiva, Sarathi, Prana, Prerita, Citta, Yat, Yati, Deshantara, Kshanat, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.31.48). 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: “yatra yatrānusarati rathastatraiva sārathiḥ ”
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatrā -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sarati -
sarat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sarat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]

√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]

√sṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
rathas -
ratha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tatraiva -
tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
sārathiḥ -
sārathi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prāṇasaṃpreritaṃ cittaṃ yāti deśāntare kṣaṇāt ”
prāṇa -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
preritam -
prerita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prerita (noun, neuter)

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

preritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
deśāntare -
deśāntara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]