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 1.13

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कूटस्थं बोधमद्वैतमात्मानं परिभावय ।
आभासोऽहं भ्रमं मुक्त्वा भावं बाह्यमथान्तरम् ॥ १३ ॥

kūṭasthaṃ bodhamadvaitamātmānaṃ paribhāvaya |
ābhāso'haṃ bhramaṃ muktvā bhāvaṃ bāhyamathāntaram || 13 ||

Meditate on yourself as motionless awareness, free from any dualism, giving up the mistaken idea that you are just a derivative consciousness, or anything external or internal.
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 (1.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kutastha, Bodha, Advaita, Atman, Pari, Abhasa, Aha, Asmad, Bhrama, Muktva, Bhava, Bahyam, Bahya, Atha, Antaram, Antara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 1.13). 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: “kūṭasthaṃ bodhamadvaitamātmānaṃ paribhāvaya ”
kūṭastham -
kūṭastha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kūṭastha (noun, neuter)

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

kūṭasthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bodham -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bodha (noun, neuter)

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

bodhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
advaitam -
advaita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

advaita (noun, neuter)

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

advaitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhāvaya -
√bhū (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “ābhāso'haṃ bhramaṃ muktvā bhāvaṃ bāhyamathāntaram ”
ābhāso' -
ābhāsa (noun, masculine)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
bhramam -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
muktvā -
muktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√muc -> muktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √muc]

√muc -> muktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √muc]

√muj -> muktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √muj]
bhāvam -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
bāhyam -
bāhyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bāhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bāhya (noun, neuter)

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

bāhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
antaram -
antaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

antara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]