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 18.30

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नोद्विग्नं न च सन्तुष्टमकर्तृ स्पन्दवर्जितम् ।
निराशं गतसन्देहं चित्तं मुक्तस्य राजते ॥ ३० ॥

nodvignaṃ na ca santuṣṭamakartṛ spandavarjitam |
nirāśaṃ gatasandehaṃ cittaṃ muktasya rājate || 30 ||

The mind of the liberated man is not upset or pleased. It shines unmoving, desireless, and free from doubt.
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 (18.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Udvigna, Santushta, Spanda, Varjita, Nirasha, Gatasandeha, Citta, Mukta, Rajata, Rajat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.30). 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: “nodvignaṃ na ca santuṣṭamakartṛ spandavarjitam ”
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
udvignam -
udvigna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

udvigna (noun, neuter)

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

udvignā (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]
santuṣṭam -
santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

santuṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

santuṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
akartṛ -
akartṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
spanda -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
varjitam -
varjita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varjita (noun, neuter)

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

varjitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nirāśaṃ gatasandehaṃ cittaṃ muktasya rājate ”
nirāśam -
nirāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirāśa (noun, neuter)

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

nirāśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gatasandeham -
gatasandeha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gatasandeha (noun, neuter)

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

gatasandehā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
muktasya -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mukta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √muj class 1 verb]
rājate -
rājatā (noun, feminine)

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

rājata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rājata (noun, neuter)

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

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]