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 19.8

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अलं त्रिवर्गकथया योगस्य कथयाऽप्यलम् ।
अलं विज्ञानकथया विश्रान्तस्य ममात्मनि ॥ ८ ॥

alaṃ trivargakathayā yogasya kathayā'pyalam |
alaṃ vijñānakathayā viśrāntasya mamātmani || 8 ||

For me remaining in myself, there is no need for talk of the three goals of life, of yoga or of knowledge.
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 (19.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alam, Ala, Trivarga, Katha, Yoga, Api, Apya, Vijnana, Vishranta, Asmad, Mama, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 19.8). 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: “alaṃ trivargakathayā yogasya kathayā'pyalam ”
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
trivarga -
trivarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kathayā -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
yogasya -
yoga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kathayā' -
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “alaṃ vijñānakathayā viśrāntasya mamātmani ”
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vijñāna -
vijñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kathayā -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
viśrāntasya -
viśrānta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

viśrānta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mamā -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]