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 6.54.36

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कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।
इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥ ३६ ॥

karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran |
indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate || 36 ||

They are called ignorant hypocrites, who having repressed their organs of actions, still indulge themselves in dwelling upon sensible pleasures, by recalling their thoughts in this 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 (6.54.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmendriya, Samyamya, Yah, Manasa, Manas, Smarat, Indriyartha, Vimudhatman, Mithyacara, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.54.36). 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: “karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaran ”
karmendriyāṇi -
karmendriya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
saṃyamya -
saṃyamya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃyamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ya* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āste -
√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
manasā -
manasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

manas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

manasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
smaran -
√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “indriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa ucyate ”
indriyārthān -
indriyārtha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vimūḍhātmā -
vimūḍhātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mithyācāraḥ -
mithyācāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]