Ashtavakra Gita 17.16Chapter 17, Verse 16
Ashtavakra Gita 17.16 is a verse from chapter 17 (The one who knows). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "In one whose round of births is worn out there is no cruelty and no pity, no arrogance and no meekness, no wonder and no agitation."
न हिंसा नैव कारुण्यं नौद्धत्यं न च दीनता ।नाश्चर्यं नैव च क्षोभः क्षीणसंसरणे नरे ॥
na hiṃsā naiva kāruṇyaṃ nauddhatyaṃ na ca dīnatā |nāścaryaṃ naiva ca kṣobhaḥ kṣīṇasaṃsaraṇe nare ||
In one whose round of births is worn out there is no cruelty and no pity, no arrogance and no meekness, no wonder and no agitation.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 17 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 17, The one who knows: A portrait of the free person, who wants neither pleasure nor freedom and lives at ease seeing, hearing and eating.
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