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 11.4

सुखदुःखे जन्ममृत्यू दैवादेवेति निश्चयी ।
साध्यादर्शी निरायासः कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥ ४ ॥

sukhaduḥkhe janmamṛtyū daivādeveti niścayī |
sādhyādarśī nirāyāsaḥ kurvannapi na lipyate || 4 ||

Realising that pleasure and pain, birth and death are from fate, and that one's desires cannot be achieved, one remains inactive, and even when acting does not get attached.

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 (11.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukhaduhkha, Janmamrityu, Daivat, Daiva, Eva, Iti, Nishcayin, Sadhya, Arshin, Nirayasa, Kurvat, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 11.4). 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: “sukhaduḥkhe janmamṛtyū daivādeveti niścayī
  • sukhaduḥkhe -
  • sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • janmamṛtyū -
  • janmamṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [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: “sādhyādarśī nirāyāsaḥ kurvannapi na lipyate
  • sādhyād -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sādhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sidh]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sidh]
  • arśī -
  • arśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirāyāsaḥ -
  • nirāyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lipyate -
  • lip (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    lip (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ashtavakra Gita Verse 11.4

Cover of edition (1994)

Ashtavakra Gita (song of Ashtavakra)
by John Richards (1994)

Or the Song of Ashtavakra, Ashtavakra Samhita

Cover of edition (2016)

Astavakra (Ashtavakra) Gita
by Swami Chinmayananda (2016)

Sanskrit Text, Transliteration, Word-to-Word Meaning, Translation and Detailed Commentary

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Cover of edition (2013)

Ashtavakra Gita
by Kaka Hariom (2013)

Word-to-Word Meaning with Hindi Translation

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