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 9.2

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कस्यापि तात धन्यस्य लोकचेष्टावलोकनात् ।
जीवितेच्छा बुभुक्षा च बुभुत्सोपशमं गताः ॥ २ ॥

kasyāpi tāta dhanyasya lokaceṣṭāvalokanāt |
jīvitecchā bubhukṣā ca bubhutsopaśamaṃ gatāḥ || 2 ||

Rare indeed, my son, is the lucky man whose observation of the world's behaviour has led to the extinction of his thirst for living, thirst for pleasure and thirst for 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 (9.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Api, Tata, Dhanya, Loka, Lokana, Jivita, Iccha, Bubhuksha, Bubhutsa, Bubhutsu, Upashama, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “kasyāpi tāta dhanyasya lokaceṣṭāvalokanāt ”
kasyā -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhanyasya -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhanya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
loka -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ceṣṭāva -
√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
lokanāt -
lokana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “jīvitecchā bubhukṣā ca bubhutsopaśamaṃ gatāḥ ”
jīvite -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

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

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

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

√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
icchā* -
icchā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bubhutso -
bubhutsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bubhutsu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bubhutsu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√budh (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
upaśamam -
upaśama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]