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 1.19.16

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शैशवं च मनश्चैव सर्वास्वेव हि वृत्तिषु ।
भ्रातराविव लक्ष्येते सततं भङ्गुरस्थिती ॥ १६ ॥

śaiśavaṃ ca manaścaiva sarvāsveva hi vṛttiṣu |
bhrātarāviva lakṣyete satataṃ bhaṅgurasthitī || 16 ||

Minority seems to be a twin brother to the mind, and resembles it in the unsteadiness and frailty of all its purposes.
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 (1.19.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaishava, Mana, Manas, Sarva, Eva, Vritti, Bhratri, Iva, Satatam, Satata, Bhangura, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.19.16). 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: “śaiśavaṃ ca manaścaiva sarvāsveva hi vṛttiṣu ”
śaiśavam -
śaiśava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaiśava (noun, neuter)

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

śaiśavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manaś -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sarvāsve -
sarvā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]
vṛttiṣu -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “bhrātarāviva lakṣyete satataṃ bhaṅgurasthitī ”
bhrātarāvi -
bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
lakṣyete -
√lakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third dual]

√lakṣ (verb class 10)

[present passive third dual]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhaṅgura -
bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhaṅgura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitī -
sthitī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sthitī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sthiti (noun, feminine)

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