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 7.51.5

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
कः करोति शरीराणि मनोबुद्ध्यादिचेतनैः ।
को मोहयति भूतानि स्नेहरागादिबन्धनैः ॥ ५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
kaḥ karoti śarīrāṇi manobuddhyādicetanaiḥ |
ko mohayati bhūtāni sneharāgādibandhanaiḥ || 5 ||

Rama asked said:—Who then is it that forms these bodies, together with their minds, understandings and senses; and who is it that deludes all beings into the snares of passions and affections, and into the net of ignorance.
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 (7.51.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Kah, Karoti, Sharira, Mana, Manas, Manu, Buddhi, Adi, Adin, Cetana, Mohayat, Mohayati, Bhuta, Bhutani, Sneha, Raga, Bandhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.51.5). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “kaḥ karoti śarīrāṇi manobuddhyādicetanaiḥ ”
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
śarīrāṇi -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mano -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
buddhyā -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
ādi -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādi (noun, neuter)

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

ādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cetanaiḥ -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

cetana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “ko mohayati bhūtāni sneharāgādibandhanaiḥ ”
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

mohayati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

mohayati (noun, neuter)

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

√muh -> mohayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √muh]

√muh -> mohayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √muh]

mohayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mohayat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

mohayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√muh (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
bhūtāni -
bhūtāni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, neuter)

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

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sneha -
sneha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√snih (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rāgā -
rāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
bandhanaiḥ -
bandhana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]