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 5.82.12

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अहो नु चञ्चलमिदं प्रत्याहृतमपि क्षणात् ।
न मनः स्थैर्यमायाति तरङ्गप्रौढपर्णवत् ॥ १२ ॥

aho nu cañcalamidaṃ pratyāhṛtamapi kṣaṇāt |
na manaḥ sthairyamāyāti taraṅgaprauḍhaparṇavat || 12 ||

How is it that though I have restrained my outer organs, I cannot with all my force stop the course of my mind, which is ever as fickle as a leaflet, floating on and dancing over the waves.
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 (5.82.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Cancala, Idam, Pratyahrita, Api, Kshanat, Kshana, Mana, Manas, Sthairya, Ayat, Taranga, Praudha, Parnavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.82.12). 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: “aho nu cañcalamidaṃ pratyāhṛtamapi kṣaṇāt ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cañcalam -
cañcala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cañcala (noun, neuter)

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

cañcalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pratyāhṛtam -
pratyāhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyāhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

pratyāhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “na manaḥ sthairyamāyāti taraṅgaprauḍhaparṇavat ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthairyam -
sthairya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
taraṅga -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prauḍha -
prauḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prauḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parṇavat -
parṇavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

parṇavat (noun, neuter)

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