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 1.11

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मुक्ताभिमानी मुक्तो हि बद्धो बद्धाभिमान्यपि ।
किंवदन्तीह सत्येयं या मतिः सा गतिर्भवेत् ॥ ११ ॥

muktābhimānī mukto hi baddho baddhābhimānyapi |
kiṃvadantīha satyeyaṃ yā matiḥ sā gatirbhavet || 11 ||

If one thinks of oneself as free, one is free, and if one thinks of oneself as bound, one is bound. Here this saying is true, “Thinking makes it so”.
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 (1.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Muktabha, Mani, Manin, Mukta, Baddha, Abhimanin, Api, Kimvadanti, Iha, Sat, Sati, Satya, Eya, Mati, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “muktābhimānī mukto hi baddho baddhābhimānyapi ”
muktābhi -
muktābhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mānī -
mānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mānin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mukto* -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
baddho* -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
baddhā -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

baddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

baddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhimānya -
abhimānin (noun, masculine)

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

abhimānin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “kiṃvadantīha satyeyaṃ yā matiḥ sā gatirbhavet ”
kiṃvadantī -
kiṃvadanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kiṃvadantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
satye -
satī (noun, feminine)

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

sati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sat (noun, neuter)

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

satya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

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

satyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
eyam -
√i -> eya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> eya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
matiḥ -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
gatir -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]