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 7.163.5

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संवित्प्रयत्नसंबोधनिशिताङ्कुशकर्षणैः ।
मनोमतङ्गजं मत्तं जित्वा जयति नान्यथा ॥ ५ ॥

saṃvitprayatnasaṃbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇaiḥ |
manomataṅgajaṃ mattaṃ jitvā jayati nānyathā || 5 ||

Let the strength of your consciousness, ply the pointed goad of your acute good sense; and you will doubtless subdue your ungovernable elephantine mind, and come off victorious shortly at last.
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 (7.163.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvid, Samvidh, Prayatna, Sambodhani, Shita, Ankushaka, Mana, Manas, Manu, Matangaja, Matta, Jitvan, Jayat, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.163.5). 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: “saṃvitprayatnasaṃbodhaniśitāṅkuśakarṣaṇaiḥ ”
saṃvit -
saṃvid (noun, feminine)

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

saṃvidh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
prayatna -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sambodhani -
sambodhanī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sambodhanī (noun, feminine)

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

sambodhanī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śitā -
śita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
aṅkuśakar -
aṅkuśaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅkuśaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṛṣa -
√ṛṣ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ṇaiḥ -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “manomataṅgajaṃ mattaṃ jitvā jayati nānyathā ”
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]
mataṅgajam -
mataṅgaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mataṅgajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mattam -
matta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

matta (noun, neuter)

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

mattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
jitvā -
√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]

√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]

jitvan (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

jayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]