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 8.3

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तदा बन्धो यदा चित्तं सक्तं कास्वपि दृष्टिषु ।
तदा मोक्षो यदा चित्तमसक्तं सर्वदृष्टिषु ॥ ३ ॥

tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ saktaṃ kāsvapi dṛṣṭiṣu |
tadā mokṣo yadā cittamasaktaṃ sarvadṛṣṭiṣu || 3 ||

Bondage is when the mind is tangled in one of the senses, and liberation is when the mind is not tangled in any of the senses.
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 (8.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Bandha, Yada, Yad, Citta, Sakta, Kasu, Api, Drishti, Drishtin, Moksha, Asaktam, Asakta, Sarvadrishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 8.3). 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: “tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ saktaṃ kāsvapi dṛṣṭiṣu ”
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

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

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bandho* -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
saktam -
sakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sakta (noun, neuter)

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

saktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sag class 1 verb]

√sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sag class 1 verb]

√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √saj class 1 verb]

√saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √saj class 1 verb]

√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]

√sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
kāsva -
kāsū (noun, feminine)

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

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[locative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dṛṣṭiṣu -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

dṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “tadā mokṣo yadā cittamasaktaṃ sarvadṛṣṭiṣu ”
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

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

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mokṣo* -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
asaktam -
asaktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asakta (noun, neuter)

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

asaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvadṛṣṭiṣu -
sarvadṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sarvadṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

sarvadṛṣṭi (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]