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 5.14.8

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जितमेव मनो विद्धि वस्तुतो यन्न विद्यते ।
निकटात्सा चिरास्तैव या शिला नैव विद्यते ॥ ८ ॥

jitameva mano viddhi vastuto yanna vidyate |
nikaṭātsā cirāstaiva yā śilā naiva vidyate || 8 ||

Know there is no such a thing as a well governed mind, for though you may fling it at a distance from you, yet it is never lost or annihilated.
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 (5.14.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jit, Jita, Eva, Mana, Manas, Vastutah, Vastutas, Yat, Nikatat, Nikata, Cira, Tan, Shila, Naiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.8). 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: “jitameva mano viddhi vastuto yanna vidyate ”
jitam -
jita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jita (noun, neuter)

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

jitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

jit (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]

√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
vastuto* -
vastutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vastutas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yann -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “nikaṭātsā cirāstaiva yā śilā naiva vidyate ”
nikaṭāt -
nikaṭāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nikaṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

nikaṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cirās -
cira (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tai -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śilā* -
śila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]