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 6.81.40

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शुद्धया पुण्यया साधो क्रियया साधुसेवया ।
मनः प्रयाति नैर्मल्यं निकषेणेव काञ्चनम् ॥ ४० ॥

śuddhayā puṇyayā sādho kriyayā sādhusevayā |
manaḥ prayāti nairmalyaṃ nikaṣeṇeva kāñcanam || 40 ||

I have told you Rama, that pious acts, holy service, virtuous deeds and religious observances, serve also to drive the diseases from the body; by their purifying the mind from its impurities, as the gold is depurated by the touch stone.
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 (6.81.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuddha, Punya, Sadhu, Kriya, Seva, Mana, Manas, Prayati, Nairmalya, Nikasha, Iva, Kancana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.81.40). 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: “śuddhayā puṇyayā sādho kriyayā sādhusevayā ”
śuddhayā -
śuddhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śudh class 4 verb]
puṇyayā -
puṇyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
sādho -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kriyayā -
kriyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sādhu -
sādhu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādhu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

sādhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sādhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sevayā -
sevā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “manaḥ prayāti nairmalyaṃ nikaṣeṇeva kāñcanam ”
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nairmalyam -
nairmalya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nikaṣeṇe -
nikaṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nikaṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kāñcanam -
kāñcana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāñcana (noun, neuter)

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