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 6.51.48

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मोक्षादृते न शाम्यन्ति जीवतां चक्षुरादयः ।
उन्मज्जन्ति निमज्जन्ति केवलं देशकालतः ॥ ४८ ॥

mokṣādṛte na śāmyanti jīvatāṃ cakṣurādayaḥ |
unmajjanti nimajjanti kevalaṃ deśakālataḥ || 48 ||

You can never subdue your senses, nor prevent your transmigrations, without gaining your liberation; but must continue to rise and plunge in the stream of life forever more and in all places.
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 (6.51.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Moksha, Rite, Rita, Riti, Shamyat, Shamyanti, Jivat, Jivata, Cakshu, Cakshus, Adi, Nimajjat, Kevalam, Kevala, Deshakala, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.51.48). 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: “mokṣādṛte na śāmyanti jīvatāṃ cakṣurādayaḥ ”
mokṣād -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāmyanti -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
jīvatām -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jīvatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
cakṣur -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

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

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
ādayaḥ -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√ad (verb class 0)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “unmajjanti nimajjanti kevalaṃ deśakālataḥ ”
Cannot analyse unmajjanti*ni
nimajjanti -
nimajjat (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
deśakāla -
deśakāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]