Ashtavakra Gita [sanskrit]

by John Richards | 1994 | 2,996 words

Ashtavakra Gita is a Sanskrit text belonging to the Advaita Vedanta school of orthodox Indian philosophy, instructing the reader in some of the core concepts. Traditionally believed to be authored by sage Ashtavakra, it is presented in the form of a dialogue between him and Janaka, king of Mithila. Alternative titles: अष्टावक्रगीता, Aṣṭāvakragītā, Astavakragita, अष्टावक्र-गीता, Aṣṭāvakra-gītā.

Verse 1.18

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साकारमनृतं विद्धि निराकारं तु निश्चलम् ।
एतत्तत्त्वोपदेशेन न पुनर्भवसंभवः ॥ १८ ॥

sākāramanṛtaṃ viddhi nirākāraṃ tu niścalam |
etattattvopadeśena na punarbhavasaṃbhavaḥ || 18 ||

Recognise that the apparent is unreal, while the unmanifest is abiding. Through this initiation into truth you will escape falling into unreality again.
English translation by John Richards (1994) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakaram, Sakara, Anrita, Nirakara, Nishcala, Etad, Tattva, Upadesha, Punarbhava, Sambhava, Sambhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 1.18). 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: “sākāramanṛtaṃ viddhi nirākāraṃ tu niścalam ”
sākāram -
sākāram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sākāra (noun, neuter)

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

sākārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anṛtam -
anṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anṛta (noun, neuter)

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

anṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
nirākāram -
nirākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirākāra (noun, neuter)

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

nirākārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
niścalam -
niścala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niścala (noun, neuter)

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

niścalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “etattattvopadeśena na punarbhavasaṃbhavaḥ ”
etat -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tattvo -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
upadeśena -
upadeśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

punarbhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sambhavaḥ -
sambhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sambhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sambhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]