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 6.57.5

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वेष्टितं वासनारज्ज्वा दीर्घसंसृति दामवत् ।
वासनोद्वेष्टनेनैव तदिहोद्वेष्ट्यतेऽर्जुन ॥ ५ ॥

veṣṭitaṃ vāsanārajjvā dīrghasaṃsṛti dāmavat |
vāsanodveṣṭanenaiva tadihodveṣṭyate'rjuna || 5 ||

This empty air is spread over with the snare of our desires, stretching as wide as the sphere of these outstretched worlds; it is the band of our desire that encircles the worlds as their great belt.
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 (6.57.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veshtita, Vasana, Arajju, Dirgha, Avat, Udveshtana, Tad, Tat, Iha, Arjuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.57.5). 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: “veṣṭitaṃ vāsanārajjvā dīrghasaṃsṛti dāmavat ”
veṣṭitam -
veṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

veṣṭita (noun, neuter)

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

veṣṭitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √veṣṭ], [accusative single from √veṣṭ]
vāsanā -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arajjvā* -
arajju (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dīrgha -
dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃsṛti -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dām -
dā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[accusative single], [genitive plural]
avat -
avat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

avat (noun, neuter)

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

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
Line 2: “vāsanodveṣṭanenaiva tadihodveṣṭyate'rjuna ”
vāsano -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udveṣṭanenai -
udveṣṭana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

udveṣṭana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iho -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ud -
ud (Preverb)

[Preverb]
veṣṭyate' -
√veṣṭ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√veṣṭ (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
arjuna -
arjuna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arjuna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]