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 18.72

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स्फुरतोऽनन्तरूपेण प्रकृतिं च न पश्यतः ।
क्व बन्धः क्व च वा मोक्षः क्व हर्षः क्व विषादता ॥ ७२ ॥

sphurato'nantarūpeṇa prakṛtiṃ ca na paśyataḥ |
kva bandhaḥ kva ca vā mokṣaḥ kva harṣaḥ kva viṣādatā || 72 ||

For him who shines with the radiance of Infinity and is not subject to natural causality there is neither bondage, liberation, pleasure nor pain.
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 (18.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sphurat, Anantarupa, Prakriti, Pashyat, Pashyata, Kva, Bandha, Var, Moksha, Harsha, Vishada, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.72). 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: “sphurato'nantarūpeṇa prakṛtiṃ ca na paśyataḥ ”
sphurato' -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
anantarūpeṇa -
anantarūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

anantarūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prakṛtim -
prakṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

paśyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kva bandhaḥ kva ca vā mokṣaḥ kva harṣaḥ kva viṣādatā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bandhaḥ -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (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]
mokṣaḥ -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
harṣaḥ -
harṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
viṣāda -
viṣāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]