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 11.6

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नाहं देहो न मे देहो बोधोऽहमिति निश्चयी ।
कैवल्यमिव संप्राप्तो न स्मरत्यकृतं कृतम् ॥ ६ ॥

nāhaṃ deho na me deho bodho'hamiti niścayī |
kaivalyamiva saṃprāpto na smaratyakṛtaṃ kṛtam || 6 ||

Realising, “I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I am awareness”, one attains the supreme state and no longer remembers things done or undone.
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 (11.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naha, Deha, Asmad, Bodha, Aha, Iti, Nishcayin, Kaivalya, Iva, Samprapta, Smarat, Akrita, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 11.6). 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: “nāhaṃ deho na me deho bodho'hamiti niścayī ”
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
deho* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
deho* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bodho' -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayī -
niścayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kaivalyamiva saṃprāpto na smaratyakṛtaṃ kṛtam ”
kaivalyam -
kaivalya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaivalya (noun, neuter)

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

kaivalyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samprāpto* -
samprāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
smaratya -
√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
akṛtam -
akṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṛta (noun, neuter)

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

akṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second dual]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second dual], [aorist active second dual]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active second dual]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[aorist active second dual]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]