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 18.67

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स जयत्यर्थसंन्यासी पूर्णस्वरसविग्रहः ।
अकृत्रिमोऽनवच्छिन्ने समाधिर्यस्य वर्तते ॥ ६७ ॥

sa jayatyarthasaṃnyāsī pūrṇasvarasavigrahaḥ |
akṛtrimo'navacchinne samādhiryasya vartate || 67 ||

Glorious is he who has abandoned all goals and is the incarnation of satisfaction, his very nature, and whose inner focus on the Unconditioned is quite spontaneous.
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 (18.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jayat, Jayati, Arthasamnyasin, Purna, Svarasa, Vigraha, Akritrima, Anavacchinna, Samadhi, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.67). 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: “sa jayatyarthasaṃnyāsī pūrṇasvarasavigrahaḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jayatya -
jayati (noun, masculine)

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

jayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jayat (noun, neuter)

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

√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
arthasaṃnyāsī -
arthasaṃnyāsin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pūrṇa -
pūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
svarasa -
svarasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svarasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vigrahaḥ -
vigraha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “akṛtrimo'navacchinne samādhiryasya vartate ”
akṛtrimo' -
akṛtrima (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anavacchinne -
anavacchinna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anavacchinna (noun, neuter)

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

anavacchinnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
samādhir -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]