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 16.8

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प्रवृत्तौ जायते रागो निवृत्तौ द्वेष एव हि ।
निर्द्वन्द्वो बालवद्धीमानेवमेव व्यवस्थितः ॥ ८ ॥

pravṛttau jāyate rāgo nivṛttau dveṣa eva hi |
nirdvandvo bālavaddhīmānevameva vyavasthitaḥ || 8 ||

Desire springs from usage, and aversion from abstention, but the wise man is free from the pairs of opposites like a child, and becomes established.
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 (16.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravritta, Pravritti, Jayat, Raga, Nivritta, Nivritti, Dvesha, Dveshas, Eva, Nirdvandva, Bala, Idam, Evam, Vyavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 16.8). 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: “pravṛttau jāyate rāgo nivṛttau dveṣa eva hi ”
pravṛttau -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

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

pravṛtti (noun, feminine)

[locative 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]
rāgo* -
rāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nivṛttau -
nivṛtta (noun, masculine)

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

nivṛtti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
dveṣa* -
dveṣas (noun, neuter)

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

dveṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “nirdvandvo bālavaddhīmānevameva vyavasthitaḥ ”
nirdvandvo* -
nirdvandva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bāla -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ū (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

ū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
addhī -
√ad (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
imān -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyavasthitaḥ -
vyavasthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]