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 5.1

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अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
न ते सङ्गोऽस्ति केनापि किं शुद्धस्त्यक्तुमिच्छसि ।
सङ्घातविलयं कुर्वन्नेवमेव लयं व्रज ॥ १ ॥

aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
na te saṅgo'sti kenāpi kiṃ śuddhastyaktumicchasi |
saṅghātavilayaṃ kurvannevameva layaṃ vraja || 1 ||

Ashtavakra: You are not bound by anything. What does a pure person like you need to renounce? Putting the complex organism to rest, you can go to your rest.
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 (5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtavakra, Tad, Yushmad, Sanga, Asti, Kena, Kah, Kim, Api, Shuddha, Sanghata, Vilaya, Kurvat, Evam, Eva, Laya, Vraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca ”
aṣṭāvakra* -
aṣṭāvakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “na te saṅgo'sti kenāpi kiṃ śuddhastyaktumicchasi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
saṅgo' -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
kenā -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śuddhas -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
tyaktum -
√tyaj -> tyaktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √tyaj]
icchasi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active second single]
Line 3: “saṅghātavilayaṃ kurvannevameva layaṃ vraja ”
saṅghāta -
saṅghāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅghāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vilayam -
vilaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
kurvann -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
layam -
laya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

laya (noun, neuter)

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

layā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vraja -
vraja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vraja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vraj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]