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 5.2

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उदेति भवतो विश्वं वारिधेरिव बुद्बुदः ।
इति ज्ञात्वैकमात्मानमेवमेव लयं व्रज ॥ २ ॥

udeti bhavato viśvaṃ vāridheriva budbudaḥ |
iti jñātvaikamātmānamevameva layaṃ vraja || 2 ||

All this arises out of you, like a bubble out of the sea. Knowing yourself like this to be but one, 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 (5.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uda, Iti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vishva, Varidhi, Iva, Budbuda, Aika, Atman, Evam, Eva, Laya, Vraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 5.2). 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: “udeti bhavato viśvaṃ vāridheriva budbudaḥ ”
ude -
uda (noun, neuter)

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

udan (noun, neuter)

[compound]

√ud (verb class 6)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhavato* -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

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

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vāridher -
vāridhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
budbudaḥ -
budbuda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iti jñātvaikamātmānamevameva layaṃ vraja ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
jñātvai -
√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]

√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]
aikam -
aika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

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

aikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
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]