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 12.2

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प्रीत्यभावेन शब्दादेरदृश्यत्वेन चात्मनः ।
विक्षेपैकाग्र्यहृदय एवमेवाहमास्थितः ॥ २ ॥

prītyabhāvena śabdāderadṛśyatvena cātmanaḥ |
vikṣepaikāgryahṛdaya evamevāhamāsthitaḥ || 2 ||

In the absence of delight in sound and the other senses, and by the fact that I am myself not an object of the senses, my mind is focused and free from distraction - 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 (12.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Priti, Abhava, Shabdadi, Adrishyat, Vena, Mana, Manas, Vikshepa, Aikagrya, Hridaya, Evam, 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 12.2). 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: “prītyabhāvena śabdāderadṛśyatvena cātmanaḥ ”
prītya -
prīti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

prītī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

prītī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

prītī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhāvena -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
śabdāder -
śabdādi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
adṛśyat -
adṛśyat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

adṛśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vena -
vena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

va (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√van (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√van (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√ven (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vikṣepaikāgryahṛdaya evamevāhamāsthitaḥ ”
vikṣepai -
vikṣepa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikṣepā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aikāgrya -
aikāgrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hṛdaya* -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
evā -
evā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative single]