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 7.51.41

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रसे नीरसतां याते वासना प्रविलीयते ।
शिखायां प्रविलीनायां प्रदीपस्यांशवो यथा ॥ ४१ ॥

rase nīrasatāṃ yāte vāsanā pravilīyate |
śikhāyāṃ pravilīnāyāṃ pradīpasyāṃśavo yathā || 41 ||

Distaste to pleasure, produces the want of desire; just as the flame of fire being gone, there is an end of its light.
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 (7.51.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rasa, Nirasata, Yat, Yata, Yati, Vasana, Shikha, Pra, Vilina, Pradipa, Amshu, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.51.41). 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: “rase nīrasatāṃ yāte vāsanā pravilīyate ”
rase -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rasā (noun, feminine)

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

√ras (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
nīrasatām -
nīrasatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yāte -
yāt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāta (noun, neuter)

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

yātā (noun, feminine)

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

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [locative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yā class 2 verb]

yāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pravi -
pravi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
līyate -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “śikhāyāṃ pravilīnāyāṃ pradīpasyāṃśavo yathā ”
śikhāyām -
śikhā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vilīnāyām -
vilīnā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
pradīpasyā -
pradīpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
aṃśavo* -
aṃśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]