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 5.54.55

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चिरानुसंधानवशात्स्वदनाच्च स्वसंविदः ।
ततश्चिन्मयतामागाद्धेम नूपुरतामिव ॥ ५५ ॥

cirānusaṃdhānavaśātsvadanācca svasaṃvidaḥ |
tataścinmayatāmāgāddhema nūpuratāmiva || 55 ||

It was then by means of his constant inquiry, that he advanced to the state of his intellectuality, from that of his consciousness of himself; as the gold that is moulded to the form of a jewel, is reduced afterwards to the pure metal only.
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 (5.54.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cira, Anusandhana, Vasha, Svadana, Svasamvid, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Cinmaya, Tama, Aga, Hema, Heman, Nupura, Tami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.54.55). 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: “cirānusaṃdhānavaśātsvadanācca svasaṃvidaḥ ”
cirā -
cira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anusandhāna -
anusandhāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaśāt -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
svadanāc -
svadana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svasaṃvidaḥ -
svasaṃvid (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

svasaṃvid (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

svasaṃvid (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tataścinmayatāmāgāddhema nūpuratāmiva ”
tataś -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
cinmaya -
cinmaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinmaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāmā -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agāddh -
aga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

aga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
hema -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nūpura -
nūpura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nūpura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāmi -
tāmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

tāmī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]