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 3.7

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उद्भूतं ज्ञानदुर्मित्रमवधार्यातिदुर्बलः ।
आश्चर्यं काममाकाङ्क्षेत्कालमन्तमनुश्रितः ॥ ७ ॥

udbhūtaṃ jñānadurmitramavadhāryātidurbalaḥ |
āścaryaṃ kāmamākāṅkṣetkālamantamanuśritaḥ || 7 ||

It is astonishing that one already very debilitated, and knowing very well that its arousal is the enemy of knowledge should still hanker after sensuality, even when approaching his last days.
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 (3.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udbhuta, Jnana, Durmitra, Avadharya, Ati, Durbala, Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Kamam, Kama, Kalam, Kala, Antama, Shrit, Shrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 3.7). 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: “udbhūtaṃ jñānadurmitramavadhāryātidurbalaḥ ”
udbhūtam -
udbhūta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

udbhūta (noun, neuter)

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

udbhūtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jñāna -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
durmitram -
durmitra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durmitra (noun, neuter)

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

durmitrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avadhāryā -
avadhārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avadhārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

avadhāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
durbalaḥ -
durbala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “āścaryaṃ kāmamākāṅkṣetkālamantamanuśritaḥ ”
āścaryam -
āścaryam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āścarya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āścarya (noun, neuter)

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

āścaryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kāmam -
kāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kāṅkṣet -
√kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
kālam -
kālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
antama -
antama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

antama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śritaḥ -
śrit (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrit (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śrita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]