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 4.35.6

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दोषान्प्रसवति स्फारान्वासनावलिता मतिः ।
कीर्णकण्टकबीजा भूः कण्टकप्रसरं यथा ॥ ६ ॥

doṣānprasavati sphārānvāsanāvalitā matiḥ |
kīrṇakaṇṭakabījā bhūḥ kaṇṭakaprasaraṃ yathā || 6 ||

The cupidinous mind is productive of pernicious evils, as the sterile ground is fertile only in thorns and brambles.
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 (4.35.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dosha, Prasavat, Sphara, Vasana, Mati, Kirna, Kantaka, Bija, Bhu, Prasara, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.6). 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: “doṣānprasavati sphārānvāsanāvalitā matiḥ ”
doṣān -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
prasavati -
prasavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prasavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sphārān -
sphāra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vāsanāva -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
alitā -
√al (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
matiḥ -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kīrṇakaṇṭakabījā bhūḥ kaṇṭakaprasaraṃ yathā ”
kīrṇa -
kīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
kaṇṭaka -
kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bījā* -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bījā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūḥ -
bhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]
kaṇṭaka -
kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prasaram -
prasara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prasara (noun, neuter)

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

prasarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]