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 7.1.21

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चिदान्तररसान्येव प्रवृत्तान्यपि धारय ।
स्वयत्नेनेन्द्रियाण्याशु हेमन्तर्तुस्तरूनिव ॥ २१ ॥

cidāntararasānyeva pravṛttānyapi dhāraya |
svayatnenendriyāṇyāśu hemantartustarūniva || 21 ||

Restrain thy intellectual pleasures from their inclination to sensual gratifications, and retain thy spiritual joy in thyself, for the support of thy life; as the ground retains the roots of trees in it very carefully in winter for their growth in the season of spring.
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 (7.1.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Antara, Eva, Pravritta, Api, Dharaya, Svayatna, Indriya, Indriyani, Ashu, Hemanta, Ritu, Taru, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.1.21). 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: “cidāntararasānyeva pravṛttānyapi dhāraya ”
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

āntara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rasānye -
√ras (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravṛttānya -
pravṛtta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhāraya -
dhāraya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāraya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “svayatnenendriyāṇyāśu hemantartustarūniva ”
svayatnene -
svayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
indriyāṇyā -
indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)

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

indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)

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

indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)

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

indriya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
hemantar -
hemanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṛtus -
ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tarūn -
taru (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]