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 7.1.9

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निःसंकल्पप्रवाहेण चक्रं प्रस्पन्दते यथा ।
स्पन्दस्वकर्मस्वनघप्राक्संस्कारवशात्तथा ॥ ९ ॥

niḥsaṃkalpapravāheṇa cakraṃ praspandate yathā |
spandasvakarmasvanaghaprāksaṃskāravaśāttathā || 9 ||

It requires no design or desire on the part of an actor to act his part, whereto he is led by the tenor of his prior propensities (of past lives); as a potter's wheel is propelled by the pristine momentum, without requiring the application of continued force for its whirling motion. So O sinless Rama! mind our actions to be under the direction of our previous impressions, and not under the exertion of our present efforts.
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 (7.1.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nihsankalpa, Pravaha, Cakra, Pra, Yatha, Karman, Anagha, Prak, Samskara, Vasha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.1.9). 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: “niḥsaṃkalpapravāheṇa cakraṃ praspandate yathā ”
niḥsaṅkalpa -
niḥsaṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niḥsaṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravāheṇa -
pravāha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pravāha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
spandate -
√spand (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “spandasvakarmasvanaghaprāksaṃskāravaśāttathā ”
spandasva -
√spand (verb class 1)

[imperative middle second single]
karmasva -
karman (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
anagha -
anagha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anagha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāk -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṃskāra -
saṃskāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaśāt -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]