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 2.9

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अहो विकल्पितं विश्वमज्ञानान्मयि भासते ।
रूप्यं शुक्तौ फणी रज्जौ वारि सूर्यकरे यथा ॥ ९ ॥

aho vikalpitaṃ viśvamajñānānmayi bhāsate |
rūpyaṃ śuktau phaṇī rajjau vāri sūryakare yathā || 9 ||

All this appears in me imagined due to ignorance, just as a snake appears in the rope, the mirage of water in the sunlight, and silver in mother of pearl.
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 (2.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Vikalpita, Vishva, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Mayi, Asmad, Bhasata, Rupya, Shukta, Shukti, Phani, Phanin, Rajju, Var, Vari, Suryakara, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.9). 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: “aho vikalpitaṃ viśvamajñānānmayi bhāsate ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
vikalpitam -
vikalpita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vikalpita (noun, neuter)

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

vikalpitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ajñānān -
ajñānāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
bhāsate -
bhāsatā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhās (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “rūpyaṃ śuktau phaṇī rajjau vāri sūryakare yathā ”
rūpyam -
rūpya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpya (noun, neuter)

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

rūpyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rūp class 10 verb]

√rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rūp class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
śuktau -
śukta (noun, masculine)

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

śukti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

śukti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuk -> śukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √śuk class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śuk class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śuk class 1 verb]
phaṇī -
phaṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

phaṇi (noun, masculine)

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

phaṇin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rajjau -
rajju (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vāri (noun, neuter)

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

vārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vār (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sūryakare -
sūryakara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]