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 7.1.15

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गम्यदेशैकनिष्ठस्य यथा पान्थस्य पादयोः ।
स्पन्दो विगतसंकल्पस्तथा स्पन्दस्व कर्मसु ॥ १५ ॥

gamyadeśaikaniṣṭhasya yathā pānthasya pādayoḥ |
spando vigatasaṃkalpastathā spandasva karmasu || 15 ||

As the feet of a traveller are in continued motion, until he reaches to his destination; so are the body and mind of the avaricious in continual agitation, unless his inappetence would give him respite from his incessant action.
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 (7.1.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gami, Gamin, Gamya, Adesha, Aika, Nishtha, Yatha, Pantha, Pada, Spanda, Vigatasankalpa, Tatha, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.1.15). 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: “gamyadeśaikaniṣṭhasya yathā pānthasya pādayoḥ ”
gamya -
gami (noun, masculine)

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

gamin (noun, masculine)

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

gamin (noun, neuter)

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

gamya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gam -> gamya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √gam]

√gam (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle first single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[injunctive middle first single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[injunctive middle first single]
adeśai -
adeśa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣṭhasya -
niṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

niṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pānthasya -
pāntha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
pādayoḥ -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
Line 2: “spando vigatasaṃkalpastathā spandasva karmasu ”
spando* -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vigatasaṅkalpas -
vigatasaṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
spandasva -
√spand (verb class 1)

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

[locative plural]