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 1.16.24

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अप्यब्धिपानान्महतः सुमेरून्मूलनादपि ।
अपि वह्न्यशनात्साधो विषमश्चित्तनिग्रहः ॥ २४ ॥

apyabdhipānānmahataḥ sumerūnmūlanādapi |
api vahnyaśanātsādho viṣamaścittanigrahaḥ || 24 ||

It is more difficult to subdue the mind than to drink off the ocean, or to upset the Sumeru mountain. It is ever harder than the hardest thing.
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 (1.16.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Apya, Abdhipa, Mahat, Mahata, Sumeru, Mulat, Vahni, Ashana, Sadha, Vishama, Citta, Nigraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.24). 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: “apyabdhipānānmahataḥ sumerūnmūlanādapi ”
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
abdhipān -
abdhipa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ān -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
mahataḥ -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mahata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
sumerūn -
sumeru (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mūlan -
√mūl -> mūlat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
ād -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “api vahnyaśanātsādho viṣamaścittanigrahaḥ ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vahnya -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aśanāt -
aśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

aśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sādho* -
sādha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṣamaś -
viṣama (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
nigrahaḥ -
nigraha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]