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 18.95

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ज्ञः सचिन्तोऽपि निश्चिन्तः सेन्द्रियोऽपि निरिन्द्रियः ।
सबुद्धिरपि निर्बुद्धिः साहंकारोऽनहंकृतिः ॥ ९५ ॥।

jñaḥ sacinto'pi niścintaḥ sendriyo'pi nirindriyaḥ |
sabuddhirapi nirbuddhiḥ sāhaṃkāro'nahaṃkṛtiḥ || 95 |||

The seer is without thoughts even when thinking, without senses among the senses, without understanding even in understanding and without a sense of responsibility even in the ego.
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 (18.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jna, Sacinta, Api, Nishcinta, Sendriya, Nirindriya, Buddhi, Nirbuddhi, Sahankara, Anahankriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.95). 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: “jñaḥ sacinto'pi niścintaḥ sendriyo'pi nirindriyaḥ ”
jñaḥ -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sacinto' -
sacinta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
niścintaḥ -
niścinta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sendriyo' -
sendriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nirindriyaḥ -
nirindriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sabuddhirapi nirbuddhiḥ sāhaṃkāro'nahaṃkṛtiḥ || 95 ||”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nirbuddhiḥ -
nirbuddhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nirbuddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sāhaṅkāro' -
sāhaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anahaṅkṛtiḥ -
anahaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

anahaṅkṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 95