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 18.44

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मुमुक्षोर्बुद्धिरालम्बमन्तरेण न विद्यते ।
निरालम्बैव निष्कामा बुद्धिर्मुक्तस्य सर्वदा ॥ ४४ ॥

mumukṣorbuddhirālambamantareṇa na vidyate |
nirālambaiva niṣkāmā buddhirmuktasya sarvadā || 44 ||

The mind of the man seeking liberation can find no resting place within, but the mind of the liberated man is always free from desire by the very fact of being without a resting place.
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 (18.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mumukshu, Buddhi, Alambam, Alamba, Antarena, Antara, Niralamba, Nishkama, Mukta, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.44). 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: “mumukṣorbuddhirālambamantareṇa na vidyate ”
mumukṣor -
mumukṣu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mumukṣu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ālambam -
ālambam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ālamba (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ālamba (noun, neuter)

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

ālambā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
antareṇa -
antareṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

antara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

antara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyate -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “nirālambaiva niṣkāmā buddhirmuktasya sarvadā ”
nirālambai -
nirālamba (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirālamba (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirālambā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
niṣkāmā* -
niṣkāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niṣkāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
buddhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
muktasya -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mukta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √muj class 1 verb]
sarvadā -
sarvadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]