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 2.10

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मत्तो विनिर्गतं विश्वं मय्येव लयमेष्यति ।
मृदि कुम्भो जले वीचिः कनके कटकं यथा ॥ १० ॥

matto vinirgataṃ viśvaṃ mayyeva layameṣyati |
mṛdi kumbho jale vīciḥ kanake kaṭakaṃ yathā || 10 ||

All this, which has originated out of me, is resolved back into me too, like a jug back into clay, a wave into water, and a bracelet into gold.
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 (2.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matta, Vinirgata, Vishva, Mayi, Asmad, Eva, Laya, Eshyat, Mrid, Kumbha, Jala, Vici, Kanaka, Kataka, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.10). 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: “matto vinirgataṃ viśvaṃ mayyeva layameṣyati ”
matto* -
matta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
vinirgatam -
vinirgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vinirgata (noun, neuter)

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

vinirgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mayye -
mayī (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]

√may (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
layam -
laya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

laya (noun, neuter)

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

layā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eṣyati -
eṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[future active third single]
Line 2: “mṛdi kumbho jale vīciḥ kanake kaṭakaṃ yathā ”
mṛdi -
mṛdi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mṛd (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kumbho* -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jale -
jala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

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

√jal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
vīciḥ -
vīci (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kanake -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

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

kanakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kaṭakam -
kaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]