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 6.91.9

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कदाचित्सुकरं शस्त्रशृङ्खलाबन्धभेदनम् ।
न त्वस्य मनसः साधो भोगाशाविनिवारणम् ॥ ९ ॥

kadācitsukaraṃ śastraśṛṅkhalābandhabhedanam |
na tvasya manasaḥ sādho bhogāśāvinivāraṇam || 9 ||

It is sometimes possible, O pious prince! to break down the bonds of iron fetters; but is impossible, O holy prince, to put a stop to our growing desires and fond expectations.
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 (6.91.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kadacit, Sukara, Shastra, Shrinkhalabandha, Bhedana, Tva, Manas, Manasa, Sadha, Bhoga, Sha, Avi, Varana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.91.9). 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: “kadācitsukaraṃ śastraśṛṅkhalābandhabhedanam ”
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
sukaram -
sukara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukara (noun, neuter)

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

sukarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śastra -
śastra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śastra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bhedanam -
bhedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhedana (noun, neuter)

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

bhedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “na tvasya manasaḥ sādho bhogāśāvinivāraṇam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvasya -
tva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
manasaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sādho* -
sādha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhogā -
bhogā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śā -
śa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avini -
avi (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vāraṇam -
vāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

vāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]