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 2.19

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सशरीरमिदं विश्वं न किञ्चिदिति निश्चितम् ।
शुद्धचिन्मात्र आत्मा च तत्कस्मिन्कल्पनाधुना ॥ १९ ॥

saśarīramidaṃ viśvaṃ na kiñciditi niścitam |
śuddhacinmātra ātmā ca tatkasminkalpanādhunā || 19 ||

I have recognized that all this and my body are nothing, While my true self is nothing but pure consciousness, so what can the imagination work on now?
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 (2.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sasharira, Idam, Vishva, Kincid, Kincit, Iti, Nishcita, Shuddha, Cinmatra, Atman, Atma, Tat, Tad, Kah, Kim, Kalpana, Adhuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.19). 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: “saśarīramidaṃ viśvaṃ na kiñciditi niścitam ”
saśarīram -
saśarīra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saśarīra (noun, neuter)

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

saśarīrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścitam -
niścita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niścita (noun, neuter)

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

niścitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “śuddhacinmātra ātmā ca tatkasminkalpanādhunā ”
śuddha -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
cinmātra*ā -
cinmātra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

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

cinmātrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ātmā -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kasmin -
ka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
kalpanā -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhunā -
adhunā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]