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 3.111.34

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छिन्नान्येव तदाङ्गानि चित्तस्येति मतिर्मम ।
अयं सोऽहमिदं तन्म एतावन्मात्रकं मनः ॥ ३४ ॥

chinnānyeva tadāṅgāni cittasyeti matirmama |
ayaṃ so'hamidaṃ tanma etāvanmātrakaṃ manaḥ || 34 ||

By lopping the members of the mind, you cut it off altogether; and these being egoism and selfishness which compose the essence of the mind. Shun your sense that 'it is I' and 'these are mine.'
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 (3.111.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chinna, Eva, Tada, Citta, Iti, Mati, Asmad, Aya, Idam, Sah, Aha, Etavanmatra, Kah, Mana, Manas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.111.34). 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: “chinnānyeva tadāṅgāni cittasyeti matirmama ”
chinnānye -
chinna (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tadāṅ -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gāni -
ga (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
cittasye -
citta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
matir -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 2: “ayaṃ so'hamidaṃ tanma etāvanmātrakaṃ manaḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tanma* -
√tan (verb class 8)

[present active first plural]
etāvanmātra -
etāvanmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

etāvanmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]