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 15.4

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न त्वं देहो न ते देहो भोक्ता कर्ता न वा भवान् ।
चिद्रूपोऽसि सदा साक्षी निरपेक्षः सुखं चर ॥ ४ ॥

na tvaṃ deho na te deho bhoktā kartā na vā bhavān |
cidrūpo'si sadā sākṣī nirapekṣaḥ sukhaṃ cara || 4 ||

You are not the body, nor is the body yours, nor are you the doer of actions or the reaper of their consequences. You are eternally pure consciousness the witness, in need of nothing - so live happily.
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 (15.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Deha, Tad, Bhoktri, Karta, Var, Bhava, Bhavant, Cidrupa, Asi, Sada, Sad, Sakshi, Sakshin, Nirapeksha, Sukham, Sukha, Cara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.4). 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: “na tvaṃ deho na te deho bhoktā kartā na vā bhavān ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
deho* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
deho* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhoktā -
bhoktṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhuj (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√bhuj (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√bhuj (verb class 7)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
kartā* -
karta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kartā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “cidrūpo'si sadā sākṣī nirapekṣaḥ sukhaṃ cara ”
cidrūpo' -
cidrūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sākṣī -
sākṣī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sākṣī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sākṣi (noun, masculine)

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

sākṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirapekṣaḥ -
nirapekṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cara -
cara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√car (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]