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 12.6

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कर्मानुष्ठानमज्ञानाद्यथैवोपरमस्तथा ।
बुध्वा सम्यगिदं तत्त्वमेवमेवाहमास्थितः ॥ ६ ॥

karmānuṣṭhānamajñānādyathaivoparamastathā |
budhvā samyagidaṃ tattvamevamevāhamāsthitaḥ || 6 ||

Just as the performance of actions is due to ignorance, so their abandonment is too. By fully recognising this truth, 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 (12.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmanushthana, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Yatha, Uparama, Tatha, Samyak, Idam, Tattva, 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 12.6). 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: “karmānuṣṭhānamajñānādyathaivoparamastathā ”
karmānuṣṭhānam -
karmānuṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ajñānād -
ajñānāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aivo -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
uparamas -
uparama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “budhvā samyagidaṃ tattvamevamevāhamāsthitaḥ ”
Cannot analyse budhvā*sa
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [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]
evā -
evā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative single]