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 17.7

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वाञ्छा न विश्वविलये न द्वेषस्तस्य च स्थितौ ।
यथाजीविकया तस्माद्धन्य आस्ते यथासुखम् ॥ ७ ॥

vāñchā na viśvavilaye na dveṣastasya ca sthitau |
yathājīvikayā tasmāddhanya āste yathāsukham || 7 ||

He feels no desire for the elimination of all this, nor anger at its continuing, so the lucky man lives happily with whatever means of sustenance presents itself.
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 (17.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vancha, Vishva, Vilaya, Dvesha, Dveshas, Tad, Sthita, Sthiti, Yatha, Ajivika, Tasmat, Hani, Yathasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 17.7). 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: “vāñchā na viśvavilaye na dveṣastasya ca sthitau ”
vāñchā* -
vāñchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśva -
viśva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vilaye -
vilaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dveṣas -
dveṣas (noun, neuter)

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

dveṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitau -
sthita (noun, masculine)

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

sthiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “yathājīvikayā tasmāddhanya āste yathāsukham ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ājīvikayā -
ājīvikā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tasmāddh -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
hanya* -
hanī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
āste -
√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
yathāsukham -
yathāsukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]