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 15.11

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त्वय्यनन्तमहाम्भोधौ विश्ववीचिः स्वभावतः ।
उदेतु वाऽस्तमायातु न ते वृद्धिर्न वा क्षतिः ॥ ११ ॥

tvayyanantamahāmbhodhau viśvavīciḥ svabhāvataḥ |
udetu vā'stamāyātu na te vṛddhirna vā kṣatiḥ || 11 ||

Let the world wave rise or subside according to its own nature in you, the great ocean. It is no gain or loss to you.
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 (15.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yushmad, Ananta, Bha, Bhu, Vishva, Vici, Svabhavatah, Svabhavata, Uda, Astam, Asta, Aya, Tad, Vriddhi, Kshati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.11). 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: “tvayyanantamahāmbhodhau viśvavīciḥ svabhāvataḥ ”
tvayya -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahām -
√hā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
udhau -
viśva -
viśva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vīciḥ -
vīci (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
svabhāvataḥ -
svabhāvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

svabhāvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “udetu vā'stamāyātu na te vṛddhirna vā kṣatiḥ ”
ude -
uda (noun, neuter)

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

√ud (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vā' -
astam -
astam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asta (noun, neuter)

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

astā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyā -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
ātu -
ātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vṛddhir -
vṛddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vṛddhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kṣatiḥ -
kṣati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]