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 14.3

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विज्ञाते साक्षिपुरुषे परमात्मनि चेश्वरे ।
नैराश्ये बन्धमोक्षे च न चिन्ता मुक्तये मम ॥ ३ ॥

vijñāte sākṣipuruṣe paramātmani ceśvare |
nairāśye bandhamokṣe ca na cintā muktaye mama || 3 ||

Realising my supreme self-nature in the Person of the Witness, the Lord, and the state of desirelessness in bondage or liberation, I feel no inclination for liberation.
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 (14.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vijnata, Vijnati, Sakshin, Sakshi, Purusha, Paramatman, Ishvara, Nairashya, Bandhamoksha, Cinta, Mukti, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 14.3). 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: “vijñāte sākṣipuruṣe paramātmani ceśvare ”
vijñāte -
vijñāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vijñāta (noun, neuter)

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

vijñātā (noun, feminine)

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

vijñāti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vijñāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sākṣi -
sākṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sākṣin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sākṣin (noun, neuter)

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

sākṣī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sākṣī (noun, feminine)

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

sākṣī (noun, neuter)

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

[locative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

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

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
paramātmani -
paramātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ce -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iśvare -
iśvara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

iśvara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “nairāśye bandhamokṣe ca na cintā muktaye mama ”
nairāśye -
nairāśya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
bandhamokṣe -
bandhamokṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bandhamokṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cintā* -
cintā (noun, feminine)

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

cinta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
muktaye -
mukti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]