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 7.24.8

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मनः पिप्पलपल्यूलैरिव कुग्रामकोटरम् ।
वासनाङ्गवहैर्गृध्रैर्नित्यं पापीयसी स्थितिः ॥ ८ ॥

manaḥ pippalapalyūlairiva kugrāmakoṭaram |
vāsanāṅgavahairgṛdhrairnityaṃ pāpīyasī sthitiḥ || 8 ||

My mind is situated amidst its passions and affections, within the covert of my body, as the banian tree stands amidst its falling leaves in the interior of a rustic village; and the desires are flying like hungry vultures all over its body, in search of their abominable sustenance.
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 (7.24.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Manas, Kugrama, Kotara, Vasana, Angava, Gridhra, Nityam, Nitya, Papiyas, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.24.8). 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: “manaḥ pippalapalyūlairiva kugrāmakoṭaram ”
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse pippalapalyūlairiva*ku
kugrāma -
kugrāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭaram -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vāsanāṅgavahairgṛdhrairnityaṃ pāpīyasī sthitiḥ ”
vāsanā -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅgava -
aṅgava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hair -
ha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√hā (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
gṛdhrair -
gṛdhra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

gṛdhra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāpīyasī -
pāpīyas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sthitiḥ -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]