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 6.101.31

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मूढं चित्तं चित्तमाहुः प्रबुद्धं सत्त्वमुच्यते ।
अप्रबुद्धा हि चित्तस्थाः सत्त्वस्थास्तु महाधियः ॥ ३१ ॥

mūḍhaṃ cittaṃ cittamāhuḥ prabuddhaṃ sattvamucyate |
aprabuddhā hi cittasthāḥ sattvasthāstu mahādhiyaḥ || 31 ||

The darkened mind is called the mind, but the enlightened one is known as the principle of goodness; the unenlightened rely in their minds, but enlightened men of great understanding confide in their goodness only.
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 (6.101.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mudha, Citta, Prabuddha, Sattva, Ucyat, Abuddha, Cittastha, Sattvastha, Mahadhi, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.101.31). 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: “mūḍhaṃ cittaṃ cittamāhuḥ prabuddhaṃ sattvamucyate ”
mūḍham -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

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

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
āhuḥ -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
prabuddham -
prabuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prabuddha (noun, neuter)

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

prabuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sattvam -
sattva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “aprabuddhā hi cittasthāḥ sattvasthāstu mahādhiyaḥ ”
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abuddhā* -
abuddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abuddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√budh (verb class 1)

[aorist middle second single]

√budh (verb class 4)

[aorist middle second single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
cittasthāḥ -
cittastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cittasthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sattvasthās -
sattvastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sattvasthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mahādhi -
mahādhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mahādhī (noun, neuter)

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

mahādhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]