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 5.51.41

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कदाचिदान्तरान् स्पर्शान्परित्यज्य मनःकपिः ।
लोलत्वात्तस्य संयातो विषयं विषदग्धवत् ॥ ४१ ॥

kadācidāntarān sparśānparityajya manaḥkapiḥ |
lolatvāttasya saṃyāto viṣayaṃ viṣadagdhavat || 41 ||

At others his fickle mind, departed from the intangible things of the inner or intellectual world; and, returned with fondness to outer objects, which are mixed with poison.
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 (5.51.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kadacit, Antara, Sparsha, Parityajya, Mana, Manas, Kapi, Lolatva, Tad, Samyata, Vishaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.51.41). 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: “kadācidāntarān sparśānparityajya manaḥkapiḥ ”
kadācid -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
āntarān -
āntara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sparśān -
sparśa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
parityajya -
parityajya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kapiḥ -
kapi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “lolatvāttasya saṃyāto viṣayaṃ viṣadagdhavat ”
lolatvāt -
lolatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[nominative single]
viṣayam -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse viṣadagdhavat