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 7.28.26

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ययैव वेत्सि ततया युक्त्या पुरुषयत्नतः ।
वासनाङ्कुरनिर्मूलमेतदेव परं शिवम् ॥ २६ ॥

yayaiva vetsi tatayā yuktyā puruṣayatnataḥ |
vāsanāṅkuranirmūlametadeva paraṃ śivam || 26 ||

In whatever manner you think it possible for you to rid of your lickerish desires, whether by means of your theoretical or practical yoga (the raja and hatha yogas), or by means of your manly exertion; you must root every desire from your heart, in order to secure your best welfare and perfect felicity.
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 (7.28.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tata, Yuktya, Yukti, Purusha, Yatnatah, Yatnata, Vasana, Ankura, Nirmula, Etad, Etada, Iva, Param, Para, Shivam, Shiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.28.26). 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: “yayaiva vetsi tatayā yuktyā puruṣayatnataḥ ”
yayai -
yā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vetsi -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
tatayā -
tatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √tan class 8 verb]
yuktyā -
yuktyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yukti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuktyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatnataḥ -
yatnataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatnata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vāsanāṅkuranirmūlametadeva paraṃ śivam ”
vāsanā -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nirmūlam -
nirmūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirmūla (noun, neuter)

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

nirmūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etade -
etad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

etadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śivam -
śivam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

śivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]