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 11.3

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आपदः संपदः काले दैवादेवेति निश्चयी ।
तृप्तः स्वस्थेन्द्रियो नित्यं न वाञ्छति न शोचति ॥ ३ ॥

āpadaḥ saṃpadaḥ kāle daivādeveti niścayī |
tṛptaḥ svasthendriyo nityaṃ na vāñchati na śocati || 3 ||

Realising that misfortune and fortune come in their turn from fate, one is contented, one's senses under control, and does not like or dislike.
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 (11.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apad, Sampad, Sampada, Kale, Kala, Daivat, Daiva, Eva, Iti, Nishcayin, Tripta, Svastha, Indriya, Nityam, Nitya, Vanchat, Shocat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 11.3). 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: “āpadaḥ saṃpadaḥ kāle daivādeveti niścayī ”
āpadaḥ -
āpad (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
sampadaḥ -
sampad (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sampada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
daivād -
daivāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eve -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

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

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayī -
niścayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tṛptaḥ svasthendriyo nityaṃ na vāñchati na śocati ”
tṛptaḥ -
tṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
svasthe -
svastha (noun, masculine)

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

svastha (noun, neuter)

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

svasthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indriyo* -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāñchati -
√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]

√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]

√vāñch (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]