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 6.128.3

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प्राणायामं ततः कुर्यादन्तःकरणशुद्धये ।
इन्द्रियाण्याहरेत्पश्चाद्विषयेभ्यः शनैःशनैः ॥ ३ ॥

prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryādantaḥkaraṇaśuddhaye |
indriyāṇyāharetpaścādviṣayebhyaḥ śanaiḥśanaiḥ || 3 ||

He must then restrain his respiration, for the purification of his inner organs (the heart and mind); and then restrict his senses by degrees, from their respective outward objects.
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 (6.128.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pranayama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kuryada, Tas, Karana, Shuddhi, Indriyani, Pashcat, Pashca, Vishaya, Shanaih, Shana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.128.3). 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: “prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryādantaḥkaraṇaśuddhaye ”
prāṇāyāmam -
prāṇāyāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
kuryādan -
kuryāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kuryāda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

karaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śuddhaye -
śuddhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
Line 2: “indriyāṇyāharetpaścādviṣayebhyaḥ śanaiḥśanaiḥ ”
indriyāṇyā -
indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
haret -
√hṛ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
paścād -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
viṣayebhyaḥ -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]