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 18.5

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न दूरं न च संकोचाल्लब्धमेवात्मनः पदम् ।
निर्विकल्पं निरायासं निर्विकारं निरञ्जनम् ॥ ५ ॥

na dūraṃ na ca saṃkocāllabdhamevātmanaḥ padam |
nirvikalpaṃ nirāyāsaṃ nirvikāraṃ nirañjanam || 5 ||

The realm of one's own self is not far away, and nor can it be achieved by the addition of limitations to its nature. It is unimaginable, effortless, unchanging and spotless.
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 (18.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duram, Dura, Sankoca, Labdha, Eva, Mana, Manas, Pada, Nirvikalpa, Nirayasa, Nirvikara, Niranjana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.5). 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 dūraṃ na ca saṃkocāllabdhamevātmanaḥ padam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dūram -
dūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkocāl -
saṅkoca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saṅkoca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
labdham -
labdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

labdha (noun, neuter)

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

labdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “nirvikalpaṃ nirāyāsaṃ nirvikāraṃ nirañjanam ”
nirvikalpam -
nirvikalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvikalpa (noun, neuter)

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

nirvikalpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirāyāsam -
nirāyāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirāyāsa (noun, neuter)

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

nirāyāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirvikāram -
nirvikāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvikāra (noun, neuter)

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

nirvikārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirañjanam -
nirañjana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirañjana (noun, neuter)

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

nirañjanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]