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 6.111.28

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बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
चित्तं निजमहंकारं विदुश्चित्तविदो जनाः ।
अन्तर्योऽयमहंभावो जन्तोस्तच्चित्तमुच्यते ॥ २८ ॥

bṛhaspatiruvāca |
cittaṃ nijamahaṃkāraṃ viduścittavido janāḥ |
antaryo'yamahaṃbhāvo jantostaccittamucyate || 28 ||

Brihaspati answered said:—The mind is known as the egoism of a man, by men acquainted with the mental science or psychology; the inward feeling of one's egoism, takes the name of his mind and no more.
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 (6.111.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brihaspati, Citta, Nija, Ahankara, Vidu, Vidus, Vid, Vida, Jana, Antarya, Aya, Idam, Ahambhava, Jantu, Tat, Tad, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.111.28). 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: “bṛhaspatiruvāca ”
bṛhaspatir -
bṛhaspati (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: “cittaṃ nijamahaṃkāraṃ viduścittavido janāḥ ”
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]
nijam -
nija (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

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

nijā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahaṅkāram -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viduś -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

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

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

vid (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
janāḥ -
jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

janā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “antaryo'yamahaṃbhāvo jantostaccittamucyate ”
antaryo' -
antarya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ahambhāvo* -
ahambhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jantos -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tac -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

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