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 3.92.28

मनसैव मनस्तस्मात्पौरुषेण पुमानिह ।
स्वकमेव स्वकेनैव योजयेत्पावने पथि ॥ २८ ॥

manasaiva manastasmātpauruṣeṇa pumāniha |
svakameva svakenaiva yojayetpāvane pathi || 28 ||

Therefore let a man employ himself to the exercise of his own manly powers, and engage his mind and his mental energy to noble pursuits, in the paths of truth and holiness.

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 (3.92.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manasa, Manas, Mana, Tasmat, Tad, Paurusha, Pums, Iha, Svaka, Eva, Pavana, Pathin, Pathi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.92.28). 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: “manasaiva manastasmātpauruṣeṇa pumāniha
  • manasai -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • manas -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • pauruṣeṇa -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “svakameva svakenaiva yojayetpāvane pathi
  • svakam -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svakenai -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yojayet -
  • yuj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pāvane -
  • pāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.92.28

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.92.28 in Gujarati sript:
મનસૈવ મનસ્તસ્માત્પૌરુષેણ પુમાનિહ ।
સ્વકમેવ સ્વકેનૈવ યોજયેત્પાવને પથિ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.92.28 in Telugu sript:
మనసైవ మనస్తస్మాత్పౌరుషేణ పుమానిహ ।
స్వకమేవ స్వకేనైవ యోజయేత్పావనే పథి ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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