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 7.4

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नात्मा भावेषु नो भावस्तत्रानन्ते निरञ्जने ।
इत्यसक्तोऽस्पृहः शान्त एतदेवाहमास्थितः ॥ ४ ॥

nātmā bhāveṣu no bhāvastatrānante nirañjane |
ityasakto'spṛhaḥ śānta etadevāhamāsthitaḥ || 4 ||

My true nature is not contained in objects, nor does any object exist in it, for it is infinite and spotless. So it is unattached, desireless and at peace, and as such I remain.
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 (7.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mas, Bhava, Asmad, Tatra, Ananta, Niranjana, Iti, Itya, Asakta, Aspriha, Shanta, Etad, Etada, Vaha, Asthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 7.4). 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: “nātmā bhāveṣu no bhāvastatrānante nirañjane ”
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāveṣu -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
bhāvas -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
tatrā -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anante -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

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

√ant (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
nirañjane -
nirañjana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nirañjana (noun, neuter)

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

nirañjanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “ityasakto'spṛhaḥ śānta etadevāhamāsthitaḥ ”
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
asakto' -
asakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aspṛhaḥ -
aspṛha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śānta* -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
etade -
etad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

etadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vāham -
vāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāha (noun, neuter)

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

vāhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āsthitaḥ -
āsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]