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 1.5

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न त्वं विप्रादिको वर्णो नाश्रमी नाक्षगोचरः ।
असङ्गोऽसि निराकारो विश्वसाक्षी सुखी भव ॥ ५ ॥

na tvaṃ viprādiko varṇo nāśramī nākṣagocaraḥ |
asaṅgo'si nirākāro viśvasākṣī sukhī bhava || 5 ||

You do not belong to the brahmin or any other caste, you are not at any stage, nor are you anything that the eye can see. You are unattached and formless, the witness of everything - so be happy.
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 (1.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Vipra, Adika, Varna, Nri, Ashramin, Ashrami, Aksha, Gocara, Asanga, Asi, Nirakara, Vishvasakshin, Sukhi, Sukhin, 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 1.5). 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 tvaṃ viprādiko varṇo nāśramī nākṣagocaraḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
viprā -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adiko* -
adika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
varṇo* -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]

āśramī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

āśramin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√akṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gocaraḥ -
gocara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “asaṅgo'si nirākāro viśvasākṣī sukhī bhava ”
asaṅgo' -
asaṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
nirākāro* -
nirākāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viśvasākṣī -
viśvasākṣin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]

sukhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sukhin (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]