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 7.59.12

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चिन्तयित्वेत्यहं त्यक्तुं देहं पद्मासनस्थितः ।
आसं समाधिमाधातुं पुनरामीलितेक्षणः ॥ १२ ॥

cintayitvetyahaṃ tyaktuṃ dehaṃ padmāsanasthitaḥ |
āsaṃ samādhimādhātuṃ punarāmīlitekṣaṇaḥ || 12 ||

Thinking so, I was about to forsake my material frame, by sitting in my posture of Padmasana, and betaking myself to my samadhi or intense meditation, and shut my eyes closely against all external sights.
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 (7.59.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Itya, Aha, Asmad, Deha, Padmasana, Sthita, Asa, Samadhi, Dhatu, Punar, Ili, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Ikshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.59.12). 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: “cintayitvetyahaṃ tyaktuṃ dehaṃ padmāsanasthitaḥ ”
cintayitve -
√cint -> cintayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cint]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tyaktum -
√tyaj -> tyaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √tyaj]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
padmāsana -
padmāsana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

padmāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “āsaṃ samādhimādhātuṃ punarāmīlitekṣaṇaḥ ”
āsam -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

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

√as -> āsam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
samādhim -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhātum -
√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dhā]

√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dhā]

√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dhā]

√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dhā]

√dhe -> dhātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dhe]

dhātu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dhātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
īli -
īli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

īlī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
īkṣaṇaḥ -
īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]