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 2.15

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ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं तथा ज्ञाता त्रितयं नास्ति वास्तवम् ।
अज्ञानाद्भाति यत्रेदं सोऽहमस्मि निरञ्जनः ॥ १५ ॥

jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ tathā jñātā tritayaṃ nāsti vāstavam |
ajñānādbhāti yatredaṃ so'hamasmi nirañjanaḥ || 15 ||

Knowledge, what is to be known, and the knower - these three do not exist in reality. I am the spotless reality in which they appear because of ignorance.
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 (2.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jnana, Jneya, Tatha, Jnatri, Jnata, Tritaya, Nasti, Vastava, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Yatra, Idam, Sah, Aha, Asmad, Niranjana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.15). 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: “jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ tathā jñātā tritayaṃ nāsti vāstavam ”
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jñeyam -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jñeya (noun, neuter)

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

jñeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jñātā -
jñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

jñātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
tritayam -
tritaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāstavam -
vāstava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāstava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ajñānādbhāti yatredaṃ so'hamasmi nirañjanaḥ ”
ajñānād -
ajñānāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
yatre -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

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

yatrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
nirañjanaḥ -
nirañjana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]