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 18.64

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सर्वारम्भेषु निष्कामो यश्चरेद्बालवन्मुनिः ।
न लेपस्तस्य शुद्धस्य क्रियमाणेऽपि कर्मणि ॥ ६४ ॥

sarvārambheṣu niṣkāmo yaścaredbālavanmuniḥ |
na lepastasya śuddhasya kriyamāṇe'pi karmaṇi || 64 ||

For the seer who behaves like a child, without desire in all actions, there is no attachment for such a pure one even in the work he does.
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 (18.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvarambha, Nishkama, Yah, Bala, Muni, Lepa, Tad, Shuddha, Kriyamana, Api, Karmani, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “sarvārambheṣu niṣkāmo yaścaredbālavanmuniḥ ”
sarvārambheṣu -
sarvārambha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
niṣkāmo* -
niṣkāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yaś -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cared -
√car (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
bāla -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ū (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
an -
ad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
muniḥ -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na lepastasya śuddhasya kriyamāṇe'pi karmaṇi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lepas -
lepa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
śuddhasya -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śudh class 4 verb]
kriyamāṇe' -
kriyamāṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kriyamāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kriyamāṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
karmaṇi -
karmaṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karmaṇi (noun, neuter)

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

karmaṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]