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 6.50.22

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भ्रमत्येव जगज्जीवो वासनावलितश्चिरम् ।
ऊर्ध्वाधोगमनैरब्धौ काष्ठं वीचिहतं यथा ॥ २२ ॥

bhramatyeva jagajjīvo vāsanāvalitaściram |
ūrdhvādhogamanairabdhau kāṣṭhaṃ vīcihataṃ yathā || 22 ||

Thus the living soul wanders about in the world, as it is dragged to and fro by the halter of desire tied about its neck; now it soars high and then it plunges below like a plank, rising up and sinking below the waves and currents of the sea.
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 (6.50.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhramat, Eva, Jagajjiva, Vasana, Tas, Ciram, Cira, Urdhvadhas, Gamana, Abdhi, Kashtham, Kashtha, Vici, Hata, 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 6.50.22). 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: “bhramatyeva jagajjīvo vāsanāvalitaściram ”
bhramatye -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

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

√bhram (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagajjīvo* -
jagajjīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāsanāva -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ali -
ali (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

alin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
taś -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “ūrdhvādhogamanairabdhau kāṣṭhaṃ vīcihataṃ yathā ”
ūrdhvādho -
ūrdhvādhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gamanair -
gamana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

gamana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
abdhau -
abdhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kāṣṭham -
kāṣṭham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vīci -
vīci (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vīcī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vīcī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vīcī (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

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

hatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]