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 17.2

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न कदाचिज्जगत्यस्मिंस्तत्त्वज्ञो हन्त खिद्यति ।
यत एकेन तेनेदं पूर्णं ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम् ॥ २ ॥

na kadācijjagatyasmiṃstattvajño hanta khidyati |
yata ekena tenedaṃ pūrṇaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam || 2 ||

The knower of truth is never distressed in this world, for the whole round world is full of himself alone.
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 (17.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kada, Cijjagat, Idam, Tattvajna, Hanta, Khidyat, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Eka, Tena, Tad, Purna, Brahmanda, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 17.2). 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: “na kadācijjagatyasmiṃstattvajño hanta khidyati”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cijjagatya -
cijjagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cijjagat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

cijjagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
asmiṃs -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
tattvajño* -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hanta -
hanta (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

hanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khidyati -
√khid -> khidyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √khid class 4 verb]

√khid -> khidyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √khid class 4 verb]

khidyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

khidyat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

khidyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√khid (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “yata ekena tenedaṃ pūrṇaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam”
yata* -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
ekena -
eka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tene -
tena (noun, masculine)

[locative single], [compound], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single], [perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single], [perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single], [perfect active second plural]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pūrṇam -
pūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

pūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
brahmāṇḍam -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]