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 7.137.56

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सुषुप्तमिति निश्चित्य तुरीयान्वेषणामहम् ।
प्रवृत्तः कर्तुमुद्युक्तो युक्तः परमया धिया ॥ ५६ ॥

suṣuptamiti niścitya turīyānveṣaṇāmaham |
pravṛttaḥ kartumudyukto yuktaḥ paramayā dhiyā || 56 ||

Having ascertained my torpor to the hypnotic susupti, I was resolved to seek after the turiya or fourth state of supreme bliss; and with this resolution, I set out in search of it with my best introspection and diligence.
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 (7.137.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sushupta, Iti, Nishcitya, Turiya, Veshana, Aha, Asmad, Pravritta, Kartu, Udyukta, Yukta, Parama, Dhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.137.56). 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: “suṣuptamiti niścitya turīyānveṣaṇāmaham ”
suṣuptam -
suṣupta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

suṣupta (noun, neuter)

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

suṣuptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścitya -
niścitya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
turīyān -
turīya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
veṣaṇām -
veṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “pravṛttaḥ kartumudyukto yuktaḥ paramayā dhiyā ”
pravṛttaḥ -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
udyukto* -
udyukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yuktaḥ -
yukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
paramayā -
paramā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
dhiyā -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]