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 7.6.58

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घनमोहप्रबन्धीनि दुष्कूपगहनानि च ।
महावकरतुच्छानि कुपुराणीन्द्रियाणि च ॥ ५८ ॥

ghanamohaprabandhīni duṣkūpagahanāni ca |
mahāvakaratucchāni kupurāṇīndriyāṇi ca || 58 ||

The bodily organs are the instruments of vice, and are as pits and thickets on our way; they are fitted with dirt within, like the notes of canes and reeds that are full of useless stuff.
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 (7.6.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ghanam, Ghana, Oha, Pra, Bandhin, Mah, Maha, Mahi, Uccha, Pura, Purani, Indriya, Indriyani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.6.58). 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: “ghanamohaprabandhīni duṣkūpagahanāni ca ”
ghanam -
ghanam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ghana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

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

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
oha -
oha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

oha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√uh (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bandhīni -
bandhin (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse duṣkūpagahanāni*ca
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “mahāvakaratucchāni kupurāṇīndriyāṇi ca ”
mahāva -
mah (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

maha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mahi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
akarat -
√kṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
ucchāni -
uccha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vas (verb class 6)

[imperative active first single]
ku -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
purāṇī -
purāṇī (noun, feminine)

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

pura (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pur (verb class 6)

[imperative active first single]
indriyāṇi -
indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)

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

indriya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]