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 6.94.11

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कुम्भ उवाच ।
सर्वनाशोऽस्य यः साधो चेतसः संसृतिक्षयः ।
स एव चित्तसंत्याग इत्युक्तं दीर्घदर्शिभिः ॥ ११ ॥

kumbha uvāca |
sarvanāśo'sya yaḥ sādho cetasaḥ saṃsṛtikṣayaḥ |
sa eva cittasaṃtyāga ityuktaṃ dīrghadarśibhiḥ || 11 ||

Kumbha answered said:—The total extirpation of the mind, consists in the entire extinction of the world from it; the learned and the men of long foresight, call this to be the abandonment of the 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 (6.94.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kumbha, Sarvanasha, Idam, Yah, Sadhu, Cetas, Cetasa, Kshaya, Kshi, Sah, Eva, Citta, Santyaga, Ityukta, Dirghadarshin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.94.11). 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: “kumbha uvāca ”
kumbha* -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “sarvanāśo'sya yaḥ sādho cetasaḥ saṃsṛtikṣayaḥ ”
sarvanāśo' -
sarvanāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sādho -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
cetasaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṃsṛti -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kṣayaḥ -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 3: “sa eva cittasaṃtyāga ityuktaṃ dīrghadarśibhiḥ ”
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
santyāga* -
santyāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ityuktam -
ityukta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dīrghadarśibhiḥ -
dīrghadarśin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dīrghadarśin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]