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 3.2

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आत्माऽज्ञानादहो प्रीतिर्विषयभ्रमगोचरे ।
शुक्तेरज्ञानतो लोभो यथा रजतविभ्रमे ॥ २ ॥

ātmā'jñānādaho prītirviṣayabhramagocare |
śukterajñānato lobho yathā rajatavibhrame || 2 ||

Truly, when one does not know oneself, one takes pleasure in the objects of mistaken perception, just as greed arises for the mistaken silver in one who does not know mother of pearl for what it is.
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 (3.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnanat, Ajnana, Ahu, Priti, Vishayabhrama, Gocara, Shukti, Ajnanatah, Lobha, Yatha, Rajata, Vibhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 3.2). 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: “ātmā'jñānādaho prītirviṣayabhramagocare ”
ātmā' -
ajñānād -
ajñānāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aho -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
prītir -
prīti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viṣayabhrama -
viṣayabhrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣayabhrama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gocare -
gocara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gocara (noun, neuter)

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

gocarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “śukterajñānato lobho yathā rajatavibhrame ”
śukter -
śukti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śukti (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ajñānato* -
ajñānataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
lobho* -
lobha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rajata -
rajata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√raj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]

√rañj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
vibhrame -
vibhrama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vibhramā (noun, feminine)

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