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 18.80

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न स्वर्गो नैव नरको जीवन्मुक्तिर्न चैव हि ।
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन योगदृष्ट्या न किञ्चन ॥ ८० ॥

na svargo naiva narako jīvanmuktirna caiva hi |
bahunātra kimuktena yogadṛṣṭyā na kiñcana || 80 ||

There is neither heaven nor hell nor even liberation during life. In a nutshell, in the sight of the seer nothing exists at all.
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 (18.80). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svarga, Naiva, Naraka, Jivanmukti, Bahu, Atra, Kim, Ukta, Yoga, Drishti, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.80). 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: “na svargo naiva narako jīvanmuktirna caiva hi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svargo* -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
narako* -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvanmuktir -
jīvanmukti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “bahunātra kimuktena yogadṛṣṭyā na kiñcana ”
bahunā -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
uktena -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]
yoga -
yoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭyā* -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcana -
kiñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]