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 3.4

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श्रुत्वापि शुद्धचैतन्यमात्मानमतिसुन्दरम् ।
उपस्थेऽत्यन्तसंसक्तो मालिन्यमधिगच्छति ॥ ४ ॥

śrutvāpi śuddhacaitanyamātmānamatisundaram |
upasthe'tyantasaṃsakto mālinyamadhigacchati || 4 ||

After hearing of oneself as pure consciousness and the supremely beautiful, is one to go on lusting after sordid sexual objects?
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 (3.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Shuddhacaitanya, Atman, Atisundara, Upastha, Atyanta, Samsakta, Malinya, Adhi, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 3.4). 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: “śrutvāpi śuddhacaitanyamātmānamatisundaram ”
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śuddhacaitanyam -
śuddhacaitanya (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]
atisundaram -
atisundara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atisundara (noun, neuter)

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

atisundarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “upasthe'tyantasaṃsakto mālinyamadhigacchati ”
upasthe' -
upastha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

upastha (noun, neuter)

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

upasthā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃsakto* -
saṃsakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mālinyam -
mālinya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mālinya (noun, neuter)

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

mālinyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

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

adhī (noun, neuter)

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

adhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]