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 7.47.34

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नूनं विलयचित्तानां विवेकमनुधावताम् ।
मौर्ख्यं लघुत्वमायाति धावतामिव गोष्पदम् ॥ ३४ ॥

nūnaṃ vilayacittānāṃ vivekamanudhāvatām |
maurkhyaṃ laghutvamāyāti dhāvatāmiva goṣpadam || 34 ||

Verily the man of subdued mind and holy soul, gets over the hidden traps of ignorance with as much ease, as a running man leaps over a pitfall.
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 (7.47.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nunam, Vilaya, Citta, Viveka, Anu, Dhavat, Maurkhya, Laghutva, Ayat, Iva, Goshpada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.47.34). 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: “nūnaṃ vilayacittānāṃ vivekamanudhāvatām ”
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vilaya -
vilaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
cittānām -
citta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

citta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vivekam -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhāvatām -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhāvat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
Line 2: “maurkhyaṃ laghutvamāyāti dhāvatāmiva goṣpadam ”
maurkhyam -
maurkhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
laghutvam -
laghutva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dhāvatām -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhāvat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
goṣpadam -
goṣpada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

goṣpada (noun, neuter)

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

goṣpadā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]