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 18.69

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महदादि जगद्द्वैतं नाममात्रविजृम्भितम् ।
विहाय शुद्धबोधस्य किं कृत्यमवशिष्यते ॥ ६९ ॥

mahadādi jagaddvaitaṃ nāmamātravijṛmbhitam |
vihāya śuddhabodhasya kiṃ kṛtyamavaśiṣyate || 69 ||

What remains to be done by the man who is pure awareness and has abandoned everything that can be expressed in words from the highest heaven to the earth itself?
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 (18.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahada, Jagat, Dvaita, Namamatra, Vijrimbhita, Vihaya, Viha, Shuddhabodha, Kim, Krityam, Kritya, Kriti, Ava, Shishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.69). 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: “mahadādi jagaddvaitaṃ nāmamātravijṛmbhitam ”
mahadā -
mahada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dvaitam -
dvaita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nāmamātra -
nāmamātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāmamātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijṛmbhitam -
vijṛmbhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vijṛmbhita (noun, neuter)

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

vijṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vihāya śuddhabodhasya kiṃ kṛtyamavaśiṣyate ”
vihāya -
vihāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

viha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
śuddhabodhasya -
śuddhabodha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śuddhabodha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛtyam -
kṛtyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

kṛtī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śiṣyate -
śiṣyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√śās (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]