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 2.16

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द्वैतमूलमहो दुःखं नान्यत्तस्याऽस्ति भेषजम् ।
दृश्यमेतन्मृषा सर्वमेकोऽहं चिद्रसोऽमलः ॥ १६ ॥

dvaitamūlamaho duḥkhaṃ nānyattasyā'sti bheṣajam |
dṛśyametanmṛṣā sarvameko'haṃ cidraso'malaḥ || 16 ||

Truly dualism is the root of suffering. There is no other remedy for it than the realization that all this that we see is unreal, and that I am the one stainless reality, consisting of consciousness.
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 (2.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvaita, Mula, Ahan, Duhkham, Duhkha, Atta, Asti, Bheshaja, Drishya, Etad, Mrisha, Sarvam, Sarva, Eka, Aha, Asmad, Cit, Rasa, Amala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.16). 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: “dvaitamūlamaho duḥkhaṃ nānyattasyā'sti bheṣajam ”
dvaita -
dvaita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

atta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ad (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
syā' -
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
bheṣajam -
bheṣaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bheṣaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dṛśyametanmṛṣā sarvameko'haṃ cidraso'malaḥ ”
dṛśyam -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśya (noun, neuter)

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

dṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
etan -
etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mṛṣā -
mṛṣā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mṛṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eko' -
eka (noun, masculine)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
raso' -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
amalaḥ -
amala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]