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 18.93

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आत्मविश्रान्तितृप्तेन निराशेन गतार्तिना ।
अन्तर्यदनुभूयेत तत्कथं कस्य कथ्यते ॥ ९३ ॥

ātmaviśrāntitṛptena nirāśena gatārtinā |
antaryadanubhūyeta tatkathaṃ kasya kathyate || 93 ||

How can one describe what is experienced within by one desireless and free from pain, and content to rest in himself - and of whom?
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 (18.93). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tripta, Nirasha, Gat, Gata, Nri, Antarya, Tat, Tad, Katham, Katha, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.93). 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: “ātmaviśrāntitṛptena nirāśena gatārtinā ”
ātma -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
viśrānti -
viśrānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tṛptena -
tṛpta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

tṛpta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)

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

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
nirāśena -
nirāśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nirāśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
gatā -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arti -
arti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “antaryadanubhūyeta tatkathaṃ kasya kathyate ”
antarya -
antarya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

antarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
danu -
danu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

danu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhūyeta -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative passive third single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kasya -
√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]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]