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 15.2

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मोक्षो विषयवैरस्यं बन्धो वैषयिको रसः ।
एतावदेव विज्ञानं यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ २ ॥

mokṣo viṣayavairasyaṃ bandho vaiṣayiko rasaḥ |
etāvadeva vijñānaṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru || 2 ||

Liberation is distaste for the objects of the senses. Bondage is love of the senses. This is knowledge. Now do as you please.
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 (15.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Moksha, Vishaya, Vairasya, Bandha, Vaishayika, Rasa, Etavat, Eva, Vijnana, Yatheccha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.2). 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: “mokṣo viṣayavairasyaṃ bandho vaiṣayiko rasaḥ ”
mokṣo* -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vairasyam -
vairasya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bandho* -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaiṣayiko* -
vaiṣayika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rasaḥ -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “etāvadeva vijñānaṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru ”
etāvad -
etāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

etāvat (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijñānam -
vijñāna (noun, neuter)

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

vijñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yatheccha -
yatheccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatheccha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]