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 7.49.21

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चेत्योन्मुखत्वमेवान्तश्चेतनस्यास्य चेतनम् ।
उदितं तदनर्थाय श्रेयसेऽनुदितं भवेत् ॥ २१ ॥

cetyonmukhatvamevāntaścetanasyāsya cetanam |
uditaṃ tadanarthāya śreyase'nuditaṃ bhavet || 21 ||

This entity is Intelligence, which is conversant with all the intelligibles in itself; its manifestation in the form of our senses is fraught with all our woe, while its disappearance leads to our 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 (7.49.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cetya, Ceti, Unmukha, Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Tas, Cetana, Idam, Udita, Tad, Tat, Anartha, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Anudita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.49.21). 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: “cetyonmukhatvamevāntaścetanasyāsya cetanam ”
cetyo -
cetya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

cetyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √cit]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cetī (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

cetī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
unmukha -
unmukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unmukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taś -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cetanasyā -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “uditaṃ tadanarthāya śreyase'nuditaṃ bhavet ”
uditam -
udita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

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

uditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anarthāya -
anartha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

anartha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
śreyase' -
śreyas (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

śreyasa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śreyasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
anuditam -
anudita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anudita (noun, neuter)

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

anuditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]