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 15.9

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गुणैः संवेष्टितो देहस्तिष्ठत्यायाति याति च ।
आत्मा न गन्ता नागन्ता किमेनमनुशोचसि ॥ ९ ॥

guṇaiḥ saṃveṣṭito dehastiṣṭhatyāyāti yāti ca |
ātmā na gantā nāgantā kimenamanuśocasi || 9 ||

The body invested with the senses stands still, and comes and goes. You yourself neither come nor go, so why bother about them?
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 (15.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guna, Veshtita, Deha, Tishthat, Ayat, Yat, Yati, Atma, Gantri, Nri, Agantri, Kimi, Nama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.9). 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: “guṇaiḥ saṃveṣṭito dehastiṣṭhatyāyāti yāti ca ”
guṇaiḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
veṣṭito* -
veṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √veṣṭ]
dehas -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tiṣṭhatyā -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

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

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ātmā na gantā nāgantā kimenamanuśocasi ”
ātmā* -
ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gantā -
gantṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
agantā -
agantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

agantṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kime -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
nama -
nama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śocasi -
√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active second single]