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 2.24

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मय्यनन्तमहाम्भोधौ चित्तवाते प्रशाम्यति ।
अभाग्याज्जीववणिजो जगत्पोतो विनश्वरः ॥ २४ ॥

mayyanantamahāmbhodhau cittavāte praśāmyati |
abhāgyājjīvavaṇijo jagatpoto vinaśvaraḥ || 24 ||

It is in the limitless ocean of myself, that the wind of thought subsides, and the trader-like living beings' world bark is wrecked by lack of goods.
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 (2.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mayi, Asmad, Ananta, Bha, Bhu, Citta, Vata, Vati, Vat, Prasham, Ati, Jagat, Potri, Pota, Vinashvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.24). 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: “mayyanantamahāmbhodhau cittavāte praśāmyati ”
mayya -
mayī (noun, feminine)

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

√may -> mayya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √may]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahām -
√hā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
udhau -
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
vāte -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

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

vātā (noun, feminine)

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

vāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
praśāmya -
praśām (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

praśām (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural], [locative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “abhāgyājjīvavaṇijo jagatpoto vinaśvaraḥ ”
Cannot analyse abhāgyājjīvavaṇijo*ja
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
poto* -
potṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pota (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vinaśvaraḥ -
vinaśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]