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 1.15

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निःसङ्गो निष्क्रियोऽसि त्वं स्वप्रकाशो निरञ्जनः ।
अयमेव हि ते बन्धः समाधिमनुतिष्ठसि ॥ १५ ॥

niḥsaṅgo niṣkriyo'si tvaṃ svaprakāśo nirañjanaḥ |
ayameva hi te bandhaḥ samādhimanutiṣṭhasi || 15 ||

You are really unbound and actionless, self-illuminating and spotless already. The cause of your bondage is that you are still resorting to stilling the mind.
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 (1.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nihsanga, Nishkriya, Asi, Tva, Yushmad, Svaprakasha, Niranjana, Aya, Idam, Eva, Tad, Bandha, Samadhi, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 1.15). 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: “niḥsaṅgo niṣkriyo'si tvaṃ svaprakāśo nirañjanaḥ ”
niḥsaṅgo* -
niḥsaṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
niṣkriyo' -
niṣkriya (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]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
svaprakāśo* -
svaprakāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirañjanaḥ -
nirañjana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ayameva hi te bandhaḥ samādhimanutiṣṭhasi ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
bandhaḥ -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samādhim -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tiṣṭhasi -
√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]