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 3.12

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निःस्पृहं मानसं यस्य नैराश्येऽपि महात्मनः ।
तस्यात्मज्ञानतृप्तस्य तुलना केन जायते ॥ १२ ॥

niḥspṛhaṃ mānasaṃ yasya nairāśye'pi mahātmanaḥ |
tasyātmajñānatṛptasya tulanā kena jāyate || 12 ||

Who is to be compared to the great souled person whose mind is free of desire even in disappointment, and who has found satisfaction in self-knowledge?
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 (3.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nihspriha, Manasa, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Nairashya, Api, Mahatman, Tad, Tas, Atmajnana, Tripta, Tulana, Kena, Kah, Kim, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 3.12). 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: “niḥspṛhaṃ mānasaṃ yasya nairāśye'pi mahātmanaḥ ”
niḥspṛham -
niḥspṛha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niḥspṛha (noun, neuter)

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

niḥspṛhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mānasam -
mānasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mānasa (noun, neuter)

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

mānasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
nairāśye' -
nairāśya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mahātmanaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

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

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tasyātmajñānatṛptasya tulanā kena jāyate ”
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ātmajñāna -
ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tṛptasya -
tṛpta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tṛpta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 6 verb]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
tulanā -
tulanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]