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 17.17

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न मुक्तो विषयद्वेष्टा न वा विषयलोलुपः ।
असंसक्तमना नित्यं प्राप्ताप्राप्तमुपाश्नुते ॥ १७ ॥

na mukto viṣayadveṣṭā na vā viṣayalolupaḥ |
asaṃsaktamanā nityaṃ prāptāprāptamupāśnute || 17 ||

The liberated man is not averse to the senses and nor is he attached to them. He enjoys himself continually with an unattached mind in both achievement and non-achievement.
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 (17.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mukta, Vishaya, Dveshta, Var, Vishayalolupa, Asamsaktam, Asamsakta, Ana, Nityam, Nitya, Praptaprapta, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 17.17). 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 mukto viṣayadveṣṭā na vā viṣayalolupaḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mukto* -
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]
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dveṣṭā* -
dveṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative 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]
viṣayalolupaḥ -
viṣayalolupa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “asaṃsaktamanā nityaṃ prāptāprāptamupāśnute ”
asaṃsaktam -
asaṃsaktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asaṃsakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asaṃsakta (noun, neuter)

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

asaṃsaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anā* -
ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāptāprāptam -
prāptāprāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāptāprāpta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
aśnute -
√aś (verb class 5)

[present middle third single]