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 3.14

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अन्तस्त्यक्तकषायस्य निर्द्वन्द्वस्य निराशिषः ।
यदृच्छयाऽगतो भोगो न दुःखाय न तुष्टये ॥ १४ ॥

antastyaktakaṣāyasya nirdvandvasya nirāśiṣaḥ |
yadṛcchayā'gato bhogo na duḥkhāya na tuṣṭaye || 14 ||

For someone who has eliminated attachment, and who is free from dualism and from desire, an object of enjoyment that comes of itself is neither painful nor pleasurable.
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 (3.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anta, Tyakta, Kashaya, Nirdvandva, Nirashis, Agata, Bhoga, Duhkha, Tushti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 3.14). 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: “antastyaktakaṣāyasya nirdvandvasya nirāśiṣaḥ ”
antas -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tyakta -
tyakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tyakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
kaṣāyasya -
kaṣāya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kaṣāya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nirdvandvasya -
nirdvandva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirdvandva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nirāśiṣaḥ -
nirāśis (noun, masculine)

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

nirāśis (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “yadṛcchayā'gato bhogo na duḥkhāya na tuṣṭaye ”
yadṛcchayā' -
agato* -
agata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ag (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
bhogo* -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duḥkhāya -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tuṣṭaye -
tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]