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 18.74

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अक्षयं गतसन्तापमात्मानं पश्यतो मुनेः ।
क्व विद्या क्व च वा विश्वं क्व देहोऽहं ममेति वा ॥ ७४ ॥

akṣayaṃ gatasantāpamātmānaṃ paśyato muneḥ |
kva vidyā kva ca vā viśvaṃ kva deho'haṃ mameti vā || 74 ||

For the seer who knows himself as imperishable and beyond pain there is neither knowledge, a world nor the sense that I am the body or the body mine.
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 (18.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akshaya, Gata, Santapa, Atman, Pashyat, Pashyata, Muni, Kva, Vidya, Var, Vishva, Deha, Aha, Asmad, Mama, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.74). 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: “akṣayaṃ gatasantāpamātmānaṃ paśyato muneḥ ”
akṣayam -
akṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

akṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣi (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
gata -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
santāpam -
santāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

santāpa (noun, neuter)

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

santāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
paśyato* -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

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

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

paśyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
muneḥ -
muni (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “kva vidyā kva ca vā viśvaṃ kva deho'haṃ mameti vā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vidyā -
vidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
deho' -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
mame -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

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

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]