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 3.110.62

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चापले प्रसरस्तस्मादन्तर्येन नदीयते ।
मनोविलयमादत्ते तस्यालान इव द्विपः ॥ ६२ ॥

cāpale prasarastasmādantaryena nadīyate |
manovilayamādatte tasyālāna iva dvipaḥ || 62 ||

He who does not give indulgence to levities and fickleness in his heart, is sure to subdue his mind; as one binds an elephant by its chain to the post.
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 (3.110.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capala, Prasara, Tasmat, Tad, Antarya, Ina, Nadiya, Yushmad, Manovilaya, Adatta, Tas, Alana, Iva, Dvipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.110.62). 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: “cāpale prasarastasmādantaryena nadīyate ”
cāpale -
cāpala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
prasaras -
prasara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
antarye -
antarya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

antarya (noun, neuter)

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

antaryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ina -
ina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “manovilayamādatte tasyālāna iva dvipaḥ ”
manovilayam -
manovilaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

manovilaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ādatte -
ādatta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādatta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ādattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ālāna* -
ālāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dvipaḥ -
dvipa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]