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 18.70

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भ्रमभूतमिदं सर्वं किञ्चिन्नास्तीति निश्चयी ।
अलक्ष्यस्फुरणः शुद्धः स्वभावेनैव शाम्यति ॥ ७० ॥

bhramabhūtamidaṃ sarvaṃ kiñcinnāstīti niścayī |
alakṣyasphuraṇaḥ śuddhaḥ svabhāvenaiva śāmyati || 70 ||

The pure man who has experienced the Indescribable attains peace by his own nature, realising that all this is nothing but illusion, and that nothing is.
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 (18.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhramabhuta, Idam, Sarvam, Sarva, Kincid, Kincit, Nasti, Iti, Nishcayin, Alakshya, Sphurana, Shuddha, Svabhava, Shamyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.70). 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: “bhramabhūtamidaṃ sarvaṃ kiñcinnāstīti niścayī ”
bhramabhūtam -
bhramabhūta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhramabhūta (noun, neuter)

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

bhramabhūtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kiñcin -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nāstī -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayī -
niścayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “alakṣyasphuraṇaḥ śuddhaḥ svabhāvenaiva śāmyati ”
alakṣya -
alakṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alakṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sphuraṇaḥ -
sphuraṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śuddhaḥ -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
svabhāvenai -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]