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 12.5

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आश्रमानाश्रमं ध्यानं चित्तस्वीकृतवर्जनम् ।
विकल्पं मम वीक्ष्यैतैरेवमेवाहमास्थितः ॥ ५ ॥

āśramānāśramaṃ dhyānaṃ cittasvīkṛtavarjanam |
vikalpaṃ mama vīkṣyaitairevamevāhamāsthitaḥ || 5 ||

Life in a community, then going beyond such a state, meditation and the elimination of mind-made objects - by means of these I have seen my error, and 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 (12.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashrama, Dhyana, Citta, Svikrita, Varjana, Vikalpa, Asmad, Vikshya, Eta, Etad, Esha, 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 12.5). 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: “āśramānāśramaṃ dhyānaṃ cittasvīkṛtavarjanam ”
āśramān -
āśrama (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āśramam -
āśrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśrama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhyānam -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

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

dhyānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
svīkṛta -
svīkṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svīkṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varjanam -
varjana (noun, neuter)

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

varjanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vikalpaṃ mama vīkṣyaitairevamevāhamāsthitaḥ ”
vikalpam -
vikalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vikalpa (noun, neuter)

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

vikalpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
vīkṣyai -
vīkṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vīkṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vīkṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
etair -
eta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

eta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

etad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
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]