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 7.1.25

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अवासनमसंकल्पं यथाप्राप्तानुवृत्तिमान् ।
शनैश्चक्रभ्रमाभोग इव स्पन्दस्व कर्मसु ॥ २५ ॥

avāsanamasaṃkalpaṃ yathāprāptānuvṛttimān |
śanaiścakrabhramābhoga iva spandasva karmasu || 25 ||

Pursue your business as it occurs to you, without any desire or purpose of your own towards its object; but continue to turn about your calling, as the potter's wheel revolves round its fulcrum.
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 (7.1.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ava, Asana, Asankalpa, Yathaprapta, Anuvritti, Shanaih, Shana, Cakrabhrama, Abhoga, Iva, 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 7.1.25). 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: “avāsanamasaṃkalpaṃ yathāprāptānuvṛttimān ”
avā -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
asanam -
asana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asana (noun, neuter)

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

asanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√san (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
asaṅkalpam -
asaṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asaṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathāprāptā -
yathāprāpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yathāprāpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yathāprāptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anuvṛttim -
anuvṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ān -
a (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “śanaiścakrabhramābhoga iva spandasva karmasu ”
śanaiś -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
cakrabhramā -
cakrabhrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cakrabhrama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cakrabhramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ābhoga* -
ābhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
spandasva -
√spand (verb class 1)

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

[locative plural]