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 10.4

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तृष्णामात्रात्मको बन्धस्तन्नाशो मोक्ष उच्यते ।
भवासंसक्तिमात्रेण प्राप्तितुष्टिर्मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ ४ ॥

tṛṣṇāmātrātmako bandhastannāśo mokṣa ucyate |
bhavāsaṃsaktimātreṇa prāptituṣṭirmuhurmuhuḥ || 4 ||

The essential nature of bondage is nothing other than desire, and its elimination is known as liberation. It is simply by not being attached to changing things that the everlasting joy of attainment is reached.
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 (10.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trishna, Atra, Maka, Bandha, Tannasha, Moksha, Ucyat, Bhava, Samsakti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 10.4). 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: “tṛṣṇāmātrātmako bandhastannāśo mokṣa ucyate ”
tṛṣṇām -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātrāt -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mako* -
maka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bandhas -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tannāśo* -
tannāśa (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “bhavāsaṃsaktimātreṇa prāptituṣṭirmuhurmuhuḥ ”
bhavā -
bhavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
saṃsaktim -
saṃsakti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātreṇa -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse prāptituṣṭirmuhurmuhuḥ