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 7.163.12

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संवित्प्रवृत्तिमर्थेषु विरुद्धेषु विवर्जयन् ।
अर्जयञ्छमसंतोषौ यः स्थितः स जितेन्द्रियः ॥ १२ ॥

saṃvitpravṛttimartheṣu viruddheṣu vivarjayan |
arjayañchamasaṃtoṣau yaḥ sthitaḥ sa jitendriyaḥ || 12 ||

He who relinquishes his inclination, towards the attainment of what is unlawful for him; and remains content with earning his lawful gains, is verily said to be a man of subdued appetites, and one who has governed.
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 (7.163.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvid, Samvidh, Pravritti, Artha, Viruddha, Viva, Yat, Arjayat, Shama, Santosha, Santoshi, Yah, Sthita, Jitendriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.163.12). 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: “saṃvitpravṛttimartheṣu viruddheṣu vivarjayan ”
saṃvit -
saṃvid (noun, feminine)

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

saṃvidh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
pravṛttim -
pravṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
artheṣu -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

artha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
viruddheṣu -
viruddha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

viruddha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vivar -
viva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛja -
√ṛj (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “arjayañchamasaṃtoṣau yaḥ sthitaḥ sa jitendriyaḥ ”
arjayañch -
√ṛj -> arjayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ṛj], [vocative single from √ṛj]
śama -
śama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
santoṣau -
santoṣa (noun, masculine)

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

santoṣi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jitendriyaḥ -
jitendriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]