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 18.45

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विषयद्वीपिनो वीक्ष्य चकिताः शरणार्थिनः ।
विशन्ति झटिति क्रोडं निरोधैकाग्र्यसिद्धये ॥ ४५ ॥

viṣayadvīpino vīkṣya cakitāḥ śaraṇārthinaḥ |
viśanti jhaṭiti kroḍaṃ nirodhaikāgryasiddhaye || 45 ||

Seeing the tigers of the senses, the frightened refuge-seekers at once enter the cave in search of cessation of thought and one-pointedness.
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 (18.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishaya, Dvipin, Dvipina, Dvipi, Vikshya, Cakita, Sharanarthin, Sharanarthi, Vishat, Vishanti, Jhatiti, Kroda, Nirodha, Aikagrya, Siddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.45). 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: “viṣayadvīpino vīkṣya cakitāḥ śaraṇārthinaḥ ”
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvīpino* -
dvīpin (noun, masculine)

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

dvīpin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dvīpina (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dvīpī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vīkṣya -
vīkṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vīkṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakitāḥ -
cakita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cakitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śaraṇārthinaḥ -
śaraṇārthin (noun, masculine)

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

śaraṇārthin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śaraṇārthī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “viśanti jhaṭiti kroḍaṃ nirodhaikāgryasiddhaye ”
viśanti -
viśantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

viśantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

viśantī (noun, neuter)

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

√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]

√viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]

√viś (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
jhaṭiti -
jhaṭiti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kroḍam -
kroḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kroḍa (noun, neuter)

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

kroḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirodhai -
nirodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aikāgrya -
aikāgrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
siddhaye -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]