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 7.18.41

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संकल्पो वासना जीवस्त्रयोऽर्था लिखिताश्चिता ।
सोनुभूतोऽप्यसत्यः स्यादसत्त्वस्यैव नो सतः ॥ ४१ ॥

saṃkalpo vāsanā jīvastrayo'rthā likhitāścitā |
sonubhūto'pyasatyaḥ syādasattvasyaiva no sataḥ || 41 ||

Sankalpa with its triple sense of thought, desire and imagination, is impressed by the intellect on the living soul (which is the image of God) from its past reminiscence; and though we have a notion of this ideal soul, yet it is as untrue and unsubstantial as a shadow; but not so the original Intellect, which is both real and substantial.
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 (7.18.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sankalpa, Vasana, Jiva, Traya, Tri, Artha, Likhita, Cit, Cita, Bhuta, Bhutas, Api, Apya, Asati, Asatya, Syat, Sya, Asattva, Satah, Sat, Sata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.18.41). 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: “saṃkalpo vāsanā jīvastrayo'rthā likhitāścitā ”
saṅkalpo* -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāsanā* -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jīvas -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
trayo' -
traya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
arthā* -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
likhitāś -
likhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

likhitā (noun, feminine)

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

√likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √likh class 6 verb]

√likh -> likhitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √likh class 6 verb]
citā -
cit (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

citā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sonubhūto'pyasatyaḥ syādasattvasyaiva no sataḥ ”
so -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
unu -
√u (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
bhūto' -
bhūtas (noun, neuter)

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

bhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
asatyaḥ -
asatī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

asatya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
asattvasyai -
asattva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asattva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
no -
nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sataḥ -
sataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]