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 18.27

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नानाविचारसुश्रान्तो धीरो विश्रान्तिमागतः ।
न कल्पते न जानाति न शृणोति न पश्यति ॥ २७ ॥

nānāvicārasuśrānto dhīro viśrāntimāgataḥ |
na kalpate na jānāti na śṛṇoti na paśyati || 27 ||

He who has had enough of endless considerations and has attained to peace, does not think, know, hear or see.
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 (18.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nana, Avicara, Sushranta, Dhira, Vishranti, Agata, Kalpata, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.27). 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: “nānāvicārasuśrānto dhīro viśrāntimāgataḥ ”
nānā -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

avicāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suśrānto* -
suśrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhīro* -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viśrāntim -
viśrānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āgataḥ -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na kalpate na jānāti na śṛṇoti na paśyati ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpate -
kalpatā (noun, feminine)

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

√kḷp (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jānāti -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śṛṇoti -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]