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 18.81

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नैव प्रार्थयते लाभं नाऽलाभमनुशोचति ।
धीरस्य शीतलं चित्तममृतेनैव पूरितम् ॥ ८१ ॥

naiva prārthayate lābhaṃ nā'lābhamanuśocati |
dhīrasya śītalaṃ cittamamṛtenaiva pūritam || 81 ||

He neither longs for possessions nor grieves at their absence. The calm mind of the sage is full of the nectar of immortality.
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 (18.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naiva, Prartha, Yat, Yata, Yati, Labha, Alabha, Anu, Shocat, Dhira, Shitala, Citta, Amrita, Purita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.81). 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: “naiva prārthayate lābhaṃ nā'lābhamanuśocati ”
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prārtha -
prārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yate -
yat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

yatā (noun, feminine)

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

yati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yata (noun, neuter)

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

yati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)

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

√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)

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

√yat (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
lābham -
lābha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lābhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nā' -
alābham -
alābha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śocati -
√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]

√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]

√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “dhīrasya śītalaṃ cittamamṛtenaiva pūritam ”
dhīrasya -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śītalam -
śītala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śītala (noun, neuter)

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

śītalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cittam -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

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

cittā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
amṛtenai -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
pūritam -
pūrita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrita (noun, neuter)

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

pūritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pṝ], [accusative single from √pṝ]