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 7.85.23

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चेतित्वा चिन्निजं भावं पुरुषाख्यं सनातनम् ।
भूयो भ्रमति संसारे नेह तत्तां प्रयाति हि ॥ २३ ॥

cetitvā cinnijaṃ bhāvaṃ puruṣākhyaṃ sanātanam |
bhūyo bhramati saṃsāre neha tattāṃ prayāti hi || 23 ||

But the mind that remembers its own nature, and forgets that of the eternal spirit; has to return again to this world, and never attains its spiritual 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 (7.85.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ceti, Tva, Yushmad, Cit, Nija, Bhava, Purusha, Sanatana, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Bhramat, Samsara, Samsari, Tat, Tad, Prayati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.85.23). 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: “cetitvā cinnijaṃ bhāvaṃ puruṣākhyaṃ sanātanam ”
ceti -
ceti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ceti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ceti (noun, neuter)

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

cetī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

cetī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cetī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
cin -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nijam -
nija (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

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

nijā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhāvam -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
puruṣā -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akhyam -
√khyā (verb class 2)

[aorist active first single]
sanātanam -
sanātana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sanātana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “bhūyo bhramati saṃsāre neha tattāṃ prayāti hi ”
bhūyo* -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhramati -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhram (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

saṃsāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saṃsāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
neha -
√nah (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prayāti -
prayāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]