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 17.14

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सानुरागां स्त्रियं दृष्ट्वा मृत्युं वा समुपस्थितम् ।
अविह्वलमनाः स्वस्थो मुक्त एव महाशयः ॥ १४ ॥

sānurāgāṃ striyaṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛtyuṃ vā samupasthitam |
avihvalamanāḥ svastho mukta eva mahāśayaḥ || 14 ||

When a great souled one is equally unperturbed in mind and self-possessed at the sight of a woman full of desire and at approaching death, he is truly liberated.
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 (17.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanuraga, Stri, Mrityu, Samupasthita, Avihvala, Ana, Svastha, Mukta, Eva, Mahashaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 17.14). 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: “sānurāgāṃ striyaṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛtyuṃ vā samupasthitam ”
sānurāgām -
sānurāgā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
striyam -
strī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
mṛtyum -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

samupasthita (noun, neuter)

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

samupasthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “avihvalamanāḥ svastho mukta eva mahāśayaḥ ”
avihvalam -
avihvala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avihvala (noun, neuter)

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

avihvalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anāḥ -
ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
svastho* -
svastha (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahāśayaḥ -
mahāśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]