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 5.13.47

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मनः प्रकृत्यैव जडं चित्तत्त्वमनुधावति ।
मांसगर्धेन मार्जारो वने मृगपतिं यथा ॥ ४७ ॥

manaḥ prakṛtyaiva jaḍaṃ cittattvamanudhāvati |
māṃsagardhena mārjāro vane mṛgapatiṃ yathā || 47 ||

The dull mind follows the active intellect in accomplishing its objects, as the carnivorous cat or fox follows the lion in quest of meat.
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 (5.13.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Manas, Prakritya, Prakriti, Prakrit, Jada, Cittattva, Anu, Dhavat, Mamsa, Gardha, Marjara, Vana, Vani, Mrigapati, 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 5.13.47). 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: “manaḥ prakṛtyaiva jaḍaṃ cittattvamanudhāvati ”
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakṛtyai -
prakṛtyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prakṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]

prakṛt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prakṛt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

prakṛt (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jaḍam -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

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

jaḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cittattvam -
cittattva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cittattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhāvati -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “māṃsagardhena mārjāro vane mṛgapatiṃ yathā ”
māṃsa -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gardhena -
gardha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mārjāro* -
mārjāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

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

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
mṛgapatim -
mṛgapati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]