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 2.23

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अहो भुवनकल्लोलैर्विचित्रैर्द्राक्समुत्थितम् ।
मय्यनन्तमहाम्भोधौ चित्तवाते समुद्यते ॥ २३ ॥

aho bhuvanakallolairvicitrairdrāksamutthitam |
mayyanantamahāmbhodhau cittavāte samudyate || 23 ||

Truly it is in the limitless ocean of myself, that stimulated by the colourful waves of the worlds everything suddenly arises in the wind of consciousness.
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 (2.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Bhuvana, Kallola, Vicitra, Drak, Samutthita, Mayi, Asmad, Ananta, Bha, Bhu, Citta, Vata, Vati, Vat, Samudyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.23). 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 bhuvanakallolairvicitrairdrāksamutthitam ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
bhuvana -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kallolair -
kallola (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kallola (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vicitrair -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
drāk -
drāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samutthitam -
samutthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samutthita (noun, neuter)

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

samutthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “mayyanantamahāmbhodhau cittavāte samudyate ”
mayya -
mayī (noun, feminine)

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

√may -> mayya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √may]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
anantam -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahām -
√hā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
udhau -
citta -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
vāte -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

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

vātā (noun, feminine)

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

vāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
samudyate -
samudyata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

samudyata (noun, neuter)

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

samudyatā (noun, feminine)

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