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 17.9

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शून्या दृष्टिर्वृथा चेष्टा विकलानीन्द्रियाणि च ।
न स्पृहा न विरक्तिर्वा क्षीणसंसारसागरे ॥ ९ ॥

śūnyā dṛṣṭirvṛthā ceṣṭā vikalānīndriyāṇi ca |
na spṛhā na viraktirvā kṣīṇasaṃsārasāgare || 9 ||

In him for whom the ocean of samsara has dried up, there is neither attachment or aversion. His gaze is vacant, his behaviour purposeless, and his senses inactive.
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 (17.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shunya, Drishti, Vritha, Ceshta, Vikala, Indriya, Indriyani, Spriha, Virakti, Kshina, Samsarasagara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 17.9). 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: “śūnyā dṛṣṭirvṛthā ceṣṭā vikalānīndriyāṇi ca ”
śūnyā* -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛṣṭir -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vṛthā -
vṛthā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vṛthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ceṣṭā* -
ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vikalānī -
vikala (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)

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

indriya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “na spṛhā na viraktirvā kṣīṇasaṃsārasāgare ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

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

spṛha (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viraktir -
virakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kṣīṇa -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
saṃsārasāgare -
saṃsārasāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]