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 18.1

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अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
यस्य बोधोदये तावत्स्वप्नवद्भवति भ्रमः ।
तस्मै सुखैकरूपाय नमः शान्ताय तेजसे ॥ १ ॥

aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
yasya bodhodaye tāvatsvapnavadbhavati bhramaḥ |
tasmai sukhaikarūpāya namaḥ śāntāya tejase || 1 ||

Ashtavakra: Praise be to that by the awareness of which delusion itself becomes dream-like, to that which is pure happiness, peace and light.
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 (18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtavakra, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Bodha, Udaya, Tavat, Navat, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhrama, Tad, Sukha, Ekarupa, Nama, Namas, Shanta, Tejas, Tejasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca ”
aṣṭāvakra* -
aṣṭāvakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “yasya bodhodaye tāvatsvapnavadbhavati bhramaḥ ”
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
bodho -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bodhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√budh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
udaye -
udaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tāvatsva -
tāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
navad -
√nu -> navat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nu class 1 verb]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
bhramaḥ -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “tasmai sukhaikarūpāya namaḥ śāntāya tejase ”
tasmai -
tad (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
sukhai -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekarūpāya -
ekarūpa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ekarūpa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
namaḥ -
namas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

namas (noun, neuter)

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

nama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śāntāya -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śam class 4 verb], [dative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śam class 4 verb], [dative single from √śam class 9 verb]
tejase -
tejas (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

tejasa (noun, neuter)

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

√tij (verb class 1)

[present middle second single]