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 5.3

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प्रत्यक्षमप्यवस्तुत्वाद्विश्वं नास्त्यमले त्वयि ।
रज्जुसर्प इव व्यक्तमेवमेव लयं व्रज ॥ ३ ॥

pratyakṣamapyavastutvādviśvaṃ nāstyamale tvayi |
rajjusarpa iva vyaktamevameva layaṃ vraja || 3 ||

In spite of being in front of your eyes, all this, being insubstantial, does not exist in you, spotless as you are. It is an appearance like the snake in a rope, so you can go to your rest.
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 (5.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Api, Apya, Avastutva, Vishva, Nasti, Amala, Yushmad, Sarpa, Iva, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Evam, Eva, Laya, Vraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 5.3). 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: “pratyakṣamapyavastutvādviśvaṃ nāstyamale tvayi ”
pratyakṣam -
pratyakṣam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)

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

pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
avastutvād -
avastutva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nāstya -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
amale -
amala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

amala (noun, neuter)

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

amalā (noun, feminine)

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

√mal (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
tvayi -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
Line 2: “rajjusarpa iva vyaktamevameva layaṃ vraja ”
rajju -
rajju (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sarpa* -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vyaktam -
vyaktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyakta (noun, neuter)

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

vyaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
vraja -
vraja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vraja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vraj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]