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 18.36

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नाप्नोति कर्मणा मोक्षं विमूढोऽभ्यासरूपिणा ।
धन्यो विज्ञानमात्रेण मुक्तस्तिष्ठत्यविक्रियः ॥ ३६ ॥

nāpnoti karmaṇā mokṣaṃ vimūḍho'bhyāsarūpiṇā |
dhanyo vijñānamātreṇa muktastiṣṭhatyavikriyaḥ || 36 ||

The stupid does not achieve liberation even through regular practice, but the fortunate remains free and actionless simply by discrimination.
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 (18.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nabh, Nri, Karman, Moksha, Vimudha, Abhyasa, Rupin, Dhanya, Dhani, Vijnana, Atra, Mukta, Tishthat, Avikriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.36). 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: “nāpnoti karmaṇā mokṣaṃ vimūḍho'bhyāsarūpiṇā ”
nāp -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
karmaṇā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mokṣam -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mokṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vimūḍho' -
vimūḍha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpiṇā -
rūpin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “dhanyo vijñānamātreṇa muktastiṣṭhatyavikriyaḥ ”
dhanyo* -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhanī (noun, masculine)

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

dhanī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vijñānam -
vijñāna (noun, neuter)

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

vijñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātreṇa -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
muktas -
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]
tiṣṭhatya -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
avikriyaḥ -
avikriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]