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 18.7

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समस्तं कल्पनामात्रमात्मा मुक्तः सनातनः ।
इति विज्ञाय धीरो हि किमभ्यस्यति बालवत् ॥ ७ ॥

samastaṃ kalpanāmātramātmā muktaḥ sanātanaḥ |
iti vijñāya dhīro hi kimabhyasyati bālavat || 7 ||

Knowing everything as just imagination, and himself as eternally free, how should the wise man behave like a fool?
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 (18.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samasta, Kalpana, Atra, Atma, Mukta, Sanatana, Iti, Vijna, Vijnaya, Dhira, Kim, Abhi, Bal, Avat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.7). 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: “samastaṃ kalpanāmātramātmā muktaḥ sanātanaḥ ”
samastam -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samasta (noun, neuter)

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

samastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kalpanām -
kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātram -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ātmā* -
ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
muktaḥ -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
sanātanaḥ -
sanātana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iti vijñāya dhīro hi kimabhyasyati bālavat ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vijñāya -
vijñāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vijñāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vijña (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vijña (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
dhīro* -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
abhya -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

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

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

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

abhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
asyati -
√as (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
bāl -
bāl (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avat -
avat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

avat (noun, neuter)

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

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]