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 18.43

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शुद्धमद्वयमात्मानं भावयन्ति कुबुद्धयः ।
न तु जानन्ति संमोहाद्यावज्जीवमनिर्वृताः ॥ ४३ ॥

śuddhamadvayamātmānaṃ bhāvayanti kubuddhayaḥ |
na tu jānanti saṃmohādyāvajjīvamanirvṛtāḥ || 43 ||

Those of weak intelligence think of themselves as pure nonduality, but because of their delusion do not know this, and remain unfulfilled all their lives.
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 (18.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuddha, Advaya, Atman, Bhavayat, Bhavayanti, Kubuddhi, Janat, Mohat, Moha, Vajji, Vamani, Rita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.43). 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: “śuddhamadvayamātmānaṃ bhāvayanti kubuddhayaḥ ”
śuddham -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

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

śuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
advayam -
advaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

advaya (noun, neuter)

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

advayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhāvayanti -
√bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √bhū], [vocative plural from √bhū], [accusative plural from √bhū]

√bhū -> bhāvayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √bhū]

√bhū (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
kubuddhayaḥ -
kubuddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kubuddhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “na tu jānanti saṃmohādyāvajjīvamanirvṛtāḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jānanti -
jānanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jānat (noun, neuter)

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

√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third plural]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mohād -
mohāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

moha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vajjī -
vajji (noun, masculine)

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

vajji (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vamani -
vamanī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
rvṛ -
ru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ṛtāḥ -
ṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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