Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 1.17 · Ashtavakra speaks

You are unconditioned, immutable, without support, of cool disposition, of unfathomable intelligence and unperturbed. Be with the desire for pure Consciousness alone.

निरपेक्षो निर्विकारो निर्भरः शीतलाशयः ।अगाधबुद्धिरक्षुब्धो भव चिन्मात्रवासनः ॥ १-१७॥

nirapekṣo nirvikāro nirbharaḥ śītalāśayaḥ |agādhabuddhir akṣubdho bhava cinmātravāsanaḥ ||1-17||

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निरपेक्षः

nirapekṣaḥ

unconditioned, without expectation, without dependence

adjective, masculine, nominative singular

निर्विकारः

nirvikāraḥ

immutable, without modification

adjective, masculine, nominative singular

निर्भरः

nirbharaḥ

without support, self-sufficient

adjective, masculine, nominative singular

शीतलाशयः

śītalāśayaḥ

of cool/serene disposition

compound adjective, masculine, nominative singular

Cool (śītala): because the heat of passions cannot reach the Self.

अगाधबुद्धिः

agādhabuddhiḥ

of unfathomable intelligence

compound adjective, masculine, nominative singular

Unfathomable — because Cit or Intelligence is above the limitations of relative knowledge.

अक्षुब्धः

akṣubdhaḥ

unperturbed, unagitated

adjective, masculine, nominative singular

Unaffected by any external or internal phenomena.

चिन्मात्र

cinmātra

pure Consciousness alone, Consciousness only

compound noun (cit + mātra), neuter (compound member)

Cinmātra: Consciousness as the sole reality, without any admixture of the non-conscious.

वासनः

vāsanaḥ

one whose deep desire/inclination

adjective/noun, masculine, nominative singular