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 2.6

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यथैवेक्षुरसे कॢप्ता तेन व्याप्तैव शर्करा ।
तथा विश्वं मयि कॢप्तं मया व्याप्तं निरन्तरम् ॥ ६ ॥

yathaivekṣurase kḷptā tena vyāptaiva śarkarā |
tathā viśvaṃ mayi kḷptaṃ mayā vyāptaṃ nirantaram || 6 ||

Just as the sugar produced from the juice of the sugarcane is permeated with the same taste, so all this, produced out of me, is completely permeated with me.
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 (2.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Ikshurasa, Klipta, Tad, Tena, Vyapta, Sharkara, Tatha, Vishva, Mayi, Asmad, Maya, Nirantara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.6). 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: “yathaivekṣurase kḷptā tena vyāptaiva śarkarā ”
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aive -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ikṣurase -
ikṣurasa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kḷptā -
kḷptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kḷp -> kḷptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
vyāptai -
vyāpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyāpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyāptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
śarkarā -
śarkarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tathā viśvaṃ mayi kḷptaṃ mayā vyāptaṃ nirantaram ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
kḷptam -
kḷpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kḷpta (noun, neuter)

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

kḷptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kḷp -> kḷpta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]

√kḷp -> kḷpta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kḷp class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kḷp class 1 verb]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vyāptam -
vyāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyāpta (noun, neuter)

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

vyāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirantaram -
nirantara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirantara (noun, neuter)

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

nirantarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]