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 7.2.24

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तस्य मूलं विदुर्जीवं चेत्योन्मुखचिदात्मकम् ।
चेत्यस्य चेतनं मूलं सर्वमूलैककारणम् ॥ २४ ॥

tasya mūlaṃ vidurjīvaṃ cetyonmukhacidātmakam |
cetyasya cetanaṃ mūlaṃ sarvamūlaikakāraṇam || 24 ||

The living soul is the root of the mind, and having the intellect ingrained, it is always busy with its thoughts, which have the same intellect for their root; but the root of all these is the One Great Cause of all.
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 (7.2.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Mula, Vidu, Vidus, Jiva, Cetya, Ceti, Unmukha, Cidatmaka, Cetana, Saru, Sarva, Amula, Ekaka, Arana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.2.24). 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: “tasya mūlaṃ vidurjīvaṃ cetyonmukhacidātmakam ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vidur -
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]
jīvam -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jīv]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
cetyo -
cetya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

cetyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √cit]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cetī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

cetī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
unmukha -
unmukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unmukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cidātmakam -
cidātmaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cidātmaka (noun, neuter)

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

cidātmakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “cetyasya cetanaṃ mūlaṃ sarvamūlaikakāraṇam ”
cetyasya -
cetya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √cit]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarva -
saru (noun, masculine)

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

saru (noun, neuter)

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

saru (noun, feminine)

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

sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
amūlai -
amūla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

amūlā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekakā -
ekaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ekaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ekakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
araṇam -
araṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

araṇa (noun, neuter)

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

araṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√raṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]