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 12.1

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जनक उवाच कायकृत्यासहः पूर्वं ततो वाग्विस्तरासहः ।
अथ चिन्तासहस्तस्मादेवमेवाहमास्थितः ॥ १ ॥

janaka uvāca kāyakṛtyāsahaḥ pūrvaṃ tato vāgvistarāsahaḥ |
atha cintāsahastasmādevamevāhamāsthitaḥ || 1 ||

Janaka: First of all I was averse to physical activity, then to lengthy speech, and finally to thinking itself, which is why I am now established.
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 (12.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janaka, Kaya, Kriti, Kritya, Asaha, Purvam, Purva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vagvistara, Atha, Cinta, Sahasta, Sma, Sman, Adeva, Eva, Hama, Asthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 12.1). 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: “janaka uvāca kāyakṛtyāsahaḥ pūrvaṃ tato vāgvistarāsahaḥ ”
janaka* -
janaka (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]
kāya -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
kṛtyā -
kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛt]

√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛt]

√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛt]

kṛti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

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

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kṛtyā (participle, feminine)

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

kṛtī (noun, masculine)

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

kṛtī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
asahaḥ -
asaha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
vāgvistarā -
vāgvistara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asahaḥ -
asaha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “atha cintāsahastasmādevamevāhamāsthitaḥ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cintā -
cintā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sahasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
smā -
sma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

smā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
adevam -
adeva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adeva (noun, neuter)

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

adevā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
evā -
evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
hamā -
hama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asthitaḥ -
asthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]