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 15.7

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विश्वं स्फुरति यत्रेदं तरङ्गा इव सागरे ।
तत्त्वमेव न सन्देहश्चिन्मूर्ते विज्वरो भव ॥ ७ ॥

viśvaṃ sphurati yatredaṃ taraṅgā iva sāgare |
tattvameva na sandehaścinmūrte vijvaro bhava || 7 ||

Your nature is the consciousness, in which the whole world wells up, like waves in the sea. That is what you are, without any doubt, so be free of disturbance.
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 (15.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishva, Sphurat, Yatra, Idam, Taranga, Iva, Sagara, Tattva, Eva, Sandeha, Cit, Murta, Murti, Vijvara, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.7). 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: “viśvaṃ sphurati yatredaṃ taraṅgā iva sāgare ”
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sphurati -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
yatre -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

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

yatra (noun, neuter)

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

yatrā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single], [accusative single]
taraṅgā* -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sāgare -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

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

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “tattvameva na sandehaścinmūrte vijvaro bhava ”
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sandehaś -
sandeha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cin -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mūrte -
mūrta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mūrta (noun, neuter)

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

mūrtā (noun, feminine)

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

mūrti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

mūrti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√mṝ -> mūrta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mṝ -> mūrta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √mṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √mṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √mṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mṝ -> mūrtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √mṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √mṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √mṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mūrch -> mūrta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]

√mūrch -> mūrta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mūrch class 1 verb], [locative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]

√mūrch -> mūrtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mūrch class 1 verb]
vijvaro* -
vijvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]