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 9.3

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अनित्यं सर्वमेवेदं तापत्रितयदूषितम् ।
असारं निन्दितं हेयमिति निश्चित्य शाम्यति ॥ ३ ॥

anityaṃ sarvamevedaṃ tāpatritayadūṣitam |
asāraṃ ninditaṃ heyamiti niścitya śāmyati || 3 ||

All this is impermanent and spoilt by the three sorts of pain. Recognising it to be insubstantial, comtemptible and only fit for rejection, one attains peace.
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 (9.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anityam, Anitya, Sarvam, Sarva, Eva, Idam, Tapa, Tritaya, Dushita, Asara, Nindita, Heya, Iti, Nishcitya, Shamyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 9.3). 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: “anityaṃ sarvamevedaṃ tāpatritayadūṣitam ”
anityam -
anityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anitya (noun, neuter)

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

anityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eve -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tāpa -
tāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tritaya -
tritaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dūṣitam -
dūṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūṣita (noun, neuter)

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

dūṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √duṣ], [accusative single from √duṣ]
Line 2: “asāraṃ ninditaṃ heyamiti niścitya śāmyati ”
asāram -
asāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asāra (noun, neuter)

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

asārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ninditam -
nindita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nindita (noun, neuter)

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

ninditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]

√nind -> nindita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
heyam -
heya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

heya (noun, neuter)

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

heyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hā -> heya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> heya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> heya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> heya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hi -> heya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> heya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścitya -
niścitya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]