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 18.33

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एकाग्रता निरोधो वा मूढैरभ्यस्यते भृशम् ।
धीराः कृत्यं न पश्यन्ति सुप्तवत्स्वपदे स्थिताः ॥ ३३ ॥

ekāgratā nirodho vā mūḍhairabhyasyate bhṛśam |
dhīrāḥ kṛtyaṃ na paśyanti suptavatsvapade sthitāḥ || 33 ||

The ignorant make a great effort to practise one-pointedness and the stopping of thought, while the wise see nothing to be done and remain in themselves like those asleep.
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 (18.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekagrata, Nirodha, Var, Mudha, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Dhira, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Suptavat, Apad, Apada, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.33). 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: “ekāgratā nirodho vā mūḍhairabhyasyate bhṛśam ”
ekāgratā* -
ekāgratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nirodho* -
nirodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mūḍhair -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]
abhyasyate -
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “dhīrāḥ kṛtyaṃ na paśyanti suptavatsvapade sthitāḥ ”
dhīrāḥ -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dhīrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṛtyam -
kṛtyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

kṛtī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyanti -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
suptavatsva -
√svap -> suptavat (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √svap class 2 verb]

√svap -> suptavat (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √svap class 2 verb]

suptavat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

suptavat (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

suptavat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
apade -
apad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

apad (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

apada (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apada (noun, neuter)

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

apadā (noun, feminine)

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

√pad (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
sthitāḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]