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 2.15.15

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संतोषाऽमृतपूर्णस्य शान्तशीतलया धिया ।
स्वयं स्थैर्यं मनो याति शीतांशोरिव शाश्वतम् ॥ १५ ॥

saṃtoṣā'mṛtapūrṇasya śāntaśītalayā dhiyā |
svayaṃ sthairyaṃ mano yāti śītāṃśoriva śāśvatam || 15 ||

He whose mind is full with the ambrosia of contentment and a calm and cool understanding, acquires a perpetual composure within himself, as it were by the cooling beams of the moon.
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 (2.15.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amrita, Purna, Shanta, Shitala, Dhi, Svayam, Sthairya, Mana, Manas, Yat, Yati, Shitamshu, Iva, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.15.15). 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: “saṃtoṣā'mṛtapūrṇasya śāntaśītalayā dhiyā ”
santoṣā' -
amṛta -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]

√mṛ (verb class 6)

[aorist middle third single]
pūrṇasya -
pūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

pūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
śānta -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
śītalayā -
śītalā (noun, feminine)

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

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “svayaṃ sthairyaṃ mano yāti śītāṃśoriva śāśvatam ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthairyam -
sthairya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
śītāṃśor -
śītāṃśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śītāṃśu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śāśvatam -
śāśvata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śāśvata (noun, neuter)

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