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 6.51.49

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चितः स्वकलनात्तस्य देहोग्र इव तिष्ठति ।
पञ्चात्माभावितोऽसत्यो महायक्षः शिशोरिव ॥ ४९ ॥

citaḥ svakalanāttasya dehogra iva tiṣṭhati |
pañcātmābhāvito'satyo mahāyakṣaḥ śiśoriva || 49 ||

The imagination of your mind, causes the body to grasp your soul as a shark, and the desire of your soul is as a ghost, that lays hold on children in the dark.
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 (6.51.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Cita, Svaka, Tad, Deha, Ugra, Iva, Tishthat, Panca, Asmad, Abhavita, Asati, Asatya, Mahayaksha, Shishu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.51.49). 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: “citaḥ svakalanāttasya dehogra iva tiṣṭhati ”
citaḥ -
cit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svaka -
svaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
la -
la (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
deho -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
ugra* -
ugra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “pañcātmābhāvito'satyo mahāyakṣaḥ śiśoriva ”
pañcāt -
pañca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pañca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
abhāvito' -
abhāvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asatyo* -
asatī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

asatya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāyakṣaḥ -
mahāyakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiśor -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]