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 2.21

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अहो जनसमूहेऽपि न द्वैतं पश्यतो मम ।
अरण्यमिव संवृत्तं क्व रतिं करवाण्यहम् ॥ २१ ॥

aho janasamūhe'pi na dvaitaṃ paśyato mama |
araṇyamiva saṃvṛttaṃ kva ratiṃ karavāṇyaham || 21 ||

Truly I do not see dualism even in a crowd of people. What pleasure should I have when it has turned into a wilderness?
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 (2.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Jana, Samuha, Api, Dvaita, Pashyat, Pashyata, Asmad, Aranya, Iva, Samvritta, Kva, Rati, Karava, Aha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.21). 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 janasamūhe'pi na dvaitaṃ paśyato mama ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
samūhe' -
samūha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

samūhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvaitam -
dvaita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
paśyato* -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

paśyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
Line 2: “araṇyamiva saṃvṛttaṃ kva ratiṃ karavāṇyaham ”
araṇyam -
araṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

araṇya (noun, neuter)

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

araṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√raṇ (verb class 4)

[imperfect active first single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṃvṛttam -
saṃvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃvṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

saṃvṛttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ratim -
rati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
karavāṇya -
karava (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]