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 2.12

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अहो अहं नमो मह्यमेकोऽहं देहवानपि ।
क्वचिन्न गन्ता नागन्ता व्याप्य विश्वमवस्थितः ॥ १२ ॥

aho ahaṃ namo mahyameko'haṃ dehavānapi |
kvacinna gantā nāgantā vyāpya viśvamavasthitaḥ || 12 ||

How wonderful I am! Glory be to me, solitary even though with a body, neither going or coming anywhere, I who abide forever, filling all that is.
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 (2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Aha, Asmad, Nama, Namas, Mahya, Eka, Dehavat, Api, Kva, Cinna, Gantri, Nri, Agantri, Vyapya, Vishva, Avasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.12). 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: “aho ahaṃ namo mahyameko'haṃ dehavānapi ”
aho -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
namo* -
namas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

namas (noun, neuter)

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

nama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahyam -
mahya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
eko' -
eka (noun, masculine)

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

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
dehavān -
dehavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “kvacinna gantā nāgantā vyāpya viśvamavasthitaḥ ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cinna -
cinna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gantā -
gantṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
agantā -
agantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

agantṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vyāpya -
vyāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyāpya (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
avasthitaḥ -
avasthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]