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 17.1

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अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
तेन ज्ञानफलं प्राप्तं योगाभ्यासफलं तथा ।
तृप्तः स्वच्छेन्द्रियो नित्यमेकाकी रमते तु यः ॥ १ ॥

aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
tena jñānaphalaṃ prāptaṃ yogābhyāsaphalaṃ tathā |
tṛptaḥ svacchendriyo nityamekākī ramate tu yaḥ || 1 ||

Ashtavakta said: He who is content, with purified senses, and always enjoys solitude, has gained the fruit of knowledge and the fruit of the practice of yoga too.
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 (17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtavakra, Tad, Tena, Jnana, Phala, Prapta, Yogabhyasa, Tatha, Tripta, Svaccha, Indriya, Nityam, Nitya, Ekakin, Ekaki, Ramati, Ramat, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca ”
aṣṭāvakra* -
aṣṭāvakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tena jñānaphalaṃ prāptaṃ yogābhyāsaphalaṃ tathā ”
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
jñāna -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāptam -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

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

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yogābhyāsa -
yogābhyāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yogābhyāsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “tṛptaḥ svacchendriyo nityamekākī ramate tu yaḥ ”
tṛptaḥ -
tṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
svacche -
svaccha (noun, masculine)

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

svaccha (noun, neuter)

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

svacchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indriyo* -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekākī -
ekākī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ekākī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ekākin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ramate -
ramati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ramati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]