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 7.26.3

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चित्तमान्ध्याय वृत्तान्तद्रुमैर्गहनवत्स्थितम् ।
रसरञ्जनया लोके वसन्त इव काननम् ॥ ३ ॥

cittamāndhyāya vṛttāntadrumairgahanavatsthitam |
rasarañjanayā loke vasanta iva kānanam || 3 ||

The mind blinded of its reason, becomes a wilderness overgrown with the arbour of its calamities, and yet appearing to be smiling as a vernal grove before men, by its feigned merriment and good humour.
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 (7.26.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citta, Andhya, Vrittanta, Druma, Gahanavat, Sthita, Rasa, Ranjana, Loka, Vasanta, Vasat, Iva, Kanana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.26.3). 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: “cittamāndhyāya vṛttāntadrumairgahanavatsthitam ”
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
āndhyāya -
āndhya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vṛttānta -
vṛttānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛttānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
drumair -
druma (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
gahanavat -
gahanavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gahanavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “rasarañjanayā loke vasanta iva kānanam ”
rasa -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ras (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rañjanayā -
rañjanā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
vasanta* -
vasanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kānanam -
kānana (noun, neuter)

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