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 18.86

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पततूदेतु वा देहो नास्य चिन्ता महात्मनः ।
स्वभावभूमिविश्रान्तिविस्मृताशेषसंसृतेः ॥ ८६ ॥

patatūdetu vā deho nāsya cintā mahātmanaḥ |
svabhāvabhūmiviśrāntivismṛtāśeṣasaṃsṛteḥ || 86 ||

Let his body rise or fall. The great souled one gives it no thought, having forgotten all about samsara in coming to rest on the ground of his true nature.
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 (18.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uda, Var, Deha, Nasya, Cinta, Mahatman, Svabhava, Bhumi, Vismrita, Asheshas, Sriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.86). 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: “patatūdetu vā deho nāsya cintā mahātmanaḥ ”
patatū -
√pat (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
ude -
uda (noun, neuter)

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

√ud (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
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]
deho* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāsya -
nāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nās]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]

√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
cintā* -
cintā (noun, feminine)

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

cinta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mahātmanaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

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

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “svabhāvabhūmiviśrāntivismṛtāśeṣasaṃsṛteḥ ”
svabhāva -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūmi -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhūmī (noun, feminine)

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

bhūmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
viśrānti -
viśrānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vismṛtā -
vismṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vismṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vismṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśeṣasaṃ -
aśeṣasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

aśeṣas (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sṛteḥ -
sṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]