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 15.14

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यत्त्वं पश्यसि तत्रैकस्त्वमेव प्रतिभाससे ।
किं पृथग्भासते स्वर्णात्कटकाङ्गदनूपुरम् ॥ १४ ॥

yattvaṃ paśyasi tatraikastvameva pratibhāsase |
kiṃ pṛthagbhāsate svarṇātkaṭakāṅgadanūpuram || 14 ||

Whatever you see, it is you alone manifest in it. How could bracelets, armlets and anklets be different from the gold?
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 (15.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Tva, Yushmad, Pash, Pashya, Asi, Tatra, Aika, Eva, Pratibhasa, Kim, Prithak, Bhasata, Svarna, Katakangada, Nupura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.14). 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: “yattvaṃ paśyasi tatraikastvameva pratibhāsase ”
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
tatrai -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aikas -
aika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratibhāsa -
pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
se -
si (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sa (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
Line 2: “kiṃ pṛthagbhāsate svarṇātkaṭakāṅgadanūpuram ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛthag -
pṛthak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhāsate -
bhāsatā (noun, feminine)

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

√bhās (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
svarṇāt -
svarṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

svarṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kaṭakāṅgada -
kaṭakāṅgada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭakāṅgada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nūpuram -
nūpura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nūpura (noun, neuter)

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