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 17.13

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न निन्दति न च स्तौति न हृष्यति न कुप्यति ।
न ददाति न गृह्णाति मुक्तः सर्वत्र नीरसः ॥ १३ ॥

na nindati na ca stauti na hṛṣyati na kupyati |
na dadāti na gṛhṇāti muktaḥ sarvatra nīrasaḥ || 13 ||

The liberated man is free from desires everywhere. He does not blame, does not praise, does not rejoice, is not disappointed, and neither gives nor takes.
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 (17.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nindat, Hrishyat, Kupyat, Mukta, Sarvatra, Nirasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 17.13). 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: “na nindati na ca stauti na hṛṣyati na kupyati ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nindati -
√nind -> nindat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]

√nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]

√nind (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
stauti -
stauti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√stu (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hṛṣyati -
√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]

√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]

√hṛṣ (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kupyati -
√kup -> kupyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]

√kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]

√kup (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “na dadāti na gṛhṇāti muktaḥ sarvatra nīrasaḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dadāti -
dadāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gṛhṇāti -
√grah (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
muktaḥ -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nīrasaḥ -
nīrasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]