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 8.4

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यदा नाहं तदा मोक्षो यदाहं बन्धनं तदा ।
मत्वेति हेलया किञ्चिन्मा गृहाण विमुञ्च मा ॥ ४ ॥

yadā nāhaṃ tadā mokṣo yadāhaṃ bandhanaṃ tadā |
matveti helayā kiñcinmā gṛhāṇa vimuñca mā || 4 ||

When there is no “me” that is liberation, and when there is “me” there is bondage. Considering this earnestly, do not hold on and do not reject.
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 (8.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Naha, Tada, Moksha, Aha, Asmad, Bandhana, Matu, Matva, Iti, Hela, Kincid, Kincit, Mas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 8.4). 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: “yadā nāhaṃ tadā mokṣo yadāhaṃ bandhanaṃ tadā ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
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]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
bandhanam -
bandhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “matveti helayā kiñcinmā gṛhāṇa vimuñca mā ”
matve -
√man -> matvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> matvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

matu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

matvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
helayā -
helā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kiñcin -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

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

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gṛhāṇa -
√grah (verb class 9)

[imperative active second single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
muñca -
√muc (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]