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 2.18

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अहो मयि स्थितं विश्वं वस्तुतो न मयि स्थितम् ।
न मे बन्धोऽस्ति मोक्षो वा भ्रान्तिः शान्ता निराश्रया ॥ १८ ॥

aho mayi sthitaṃ viśvaṃ vastuto na mayi sthitam |
na me bandho'sti mokṣo vā bhrāntiḥ śāntā nirāśrayā || 18 ||

For me there is neither bondage nor liberation. The illusion has lost its basis and ceased. Truly all this exists in me, though ultimately it does not even exist in me.
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 (2.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Mayi, Asmad, Sthita, Vishva, Vastutah, Vastutas, Bandha, Bandhu, Asti, Moksha, Var, Bhranti, Shanta, Nirashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 2.18). 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: “aho mayi sthitaṃ viśvaṃ vastuto na mayi sthitam ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vastuto* -
vastutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vastutas (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “na me bandho'sti mokṣo vā bhrāntiḥ śāntā nirāśrayā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
bandho' -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bandhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
mokṣo* -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
bhrāntiḥ -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śāntā* -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
nirāśrayā -
nirāśrayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]