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 6.69.48

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एकतत्त्वघनाभ्यासाच्छान्तं शाम्यत्यलं मनः ।
तल्लीनत्वात्स्वभावस्य तेन प्राणोऽपि शाम्यति ॥ ४८ ॥

ekatattvaghanābhyāsācchāntaṃ śāmyatyalaṃ manaḥ |
tallīnatvātsvabhāvasya tena prāṇo'pi śāmyati || 48 ||

Keeping only one object or the unity in view will stop the course of the mind; and the mind being stopped, there will follow as a matter of course, an utter suppression of the breath as its consequence.
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 (6.69.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tattva, Ghana, Abhyasa, Shanta, Shamyat, Alam, Ala, Mana, Manas, Talli, Abhava, Tad, Tena, Prana, Pran, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.69.48). 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: “ekatattvaghanābhyāsācchāntaṃ śāmyatyalaṃ manaḥ ”
eka -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]
tattva -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghanā -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhyāsācch -
abhyāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śāntam -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

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

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
śāmyatya -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tallīnatvātsvabhāvasya tena prāṇo'pi śāmyati ”
tallī -
tallī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
natvā -
√nam -> natvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nam]
atsva -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
abhāvasya -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
prāṇo' -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

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

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]