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 6.69.24

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मनः पश्यति वै देहं बालो वेतालकं यथा ।
स्वात्मानं विलयं नीत्वा न भूयस्तं प्रपश्यति ॥ २४ ॥

manaḥ paśyati vai dehaṃ bālo vetālakaṃ yathā |
svātmānaṃ vilayaṃ nītvā na bhūyastaṃ prapaśyati || 24 ||

The mind forgets its inward soul, and never looks towards it for a moment; it is solely occupied with its body, and looks at the phantom of the body, as a child looks at a ghost.
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 (6.69.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Manas, Pashyat, Deha, Bala, Vetala, Kah, Yatha, Svatman, Vilaya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Prapashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.69.24). 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: “manaḥ paśyati vai dehaṃ bālo vetālakaṃ yathā ”
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bālo* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “svātmānaṃ vilayaṃ nītvā na bhūyastaṃ prapaśyati ”
svātmānam -
svātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vilayam -
vilaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
nītvā -
√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūyas -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prapaśyati -
prapaśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prapaśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]