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 18.9

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अयं सोऽहमयं नाहमिति क्षीणा विकल्पना ।
सर्वमात्मेति निश्चित्य तूष्णींभूतस्य योगिनः ॥ ९ ॥

ayaṃ so'hamayaṃ nāhamiti kṣīṇā vikalpanā |
sarvamātmeti niścitya tūṣṇīṃbhūtasya yoginaḥ || 9 ||

Considerations like “I am this” or “I am not this” are finished for the yogi who has gone silent realising “Everything is myself”.
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 (18.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Sah, Aha, Asmad, Naha, Iti, Kshina, Vikalpana, Sarvam, Sarva, Atman, Atma, Nishcitya, Tushnimbhuta, Yogin, Yogi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “ayaṃ so'hamayaṃ nāhamiti kṣīṇā vikalpanā ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kṣīṇā* -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
vikalpanā -
vikalpanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarvamātmeti niścitya tūṣṇīṃbhūtasya yoginaḥ ”
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ātme -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścitya -
niścitya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tūṣṇīmbhūtasya -
tūṣṇīmbhūta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tūṣṇīmbhūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
yoginaḥ -
yogin (noun, masculine)

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

yogin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yogī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]