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 13.4

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कर्मनैष्कर्म्यनिर्बन्धभावा देहस्थयोगिनः ।
संयोगायोगविरहादहमासे यथासुखम् ॥ ४ ॥

karmanaiṣkarmyanirbandhabhāvā dehasthayoginaḥ |
saṃyogāyogavirahādahamāse yathāsukham || 4 ||

Yogis who identify themselves with their bodies are insistent on fulfilling and avoiding certain actions, but I live as I please abandoning attachment and rejection.
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 (13.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Naishkarmya, Nirbandha, Bhava, Dehastha, Yogin, Yogi, Samyoga, Uksh, Avi, Avis, Aha, Asmad, Asa, Yathasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 13.4). 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: “karmanaiṣkarmyanirbandhabhāvā dehasthayoginaḥ ”
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
naiṣkarmya -
naiṣkarmya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

naiṣkarmya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirbandha -
nirbandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvā* -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dehastha -
dehastha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dehastha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yoginaḥ -
yogin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yogin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yogī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “saṃyogāyogavirahādahamāse yathāsukham ”
saṃyogāyo -
saṃyoga (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
avir -
avis (noun, neuter)

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

avi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

avi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahād -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
āse -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

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

√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
yathāsukham -
yathāsukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]