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 13.2

कुत्रापि खेदः कायस्य जिह्वा कुत्रापि खिद्यते ।
मनः कुत्रापि तत्त्यक्त्वा पुरुषार्थे स्थितः सुखम् ॥ २ ॥

kutrāpi khedaḥ kāyasya jihvā kutrāpi khidyate |
manaḥ kutrāpi tattyaktvā puruṣārthe sthitaḥ sukham || 2 ||

Sometimes one experiences distress because of one“s body, sometimes because of one”s tongue, and sometimes because of one's mind. Abandoning all of these, I live as I please in the goal of human existence.

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

Kutrapi, Kheda, Kaya, Jihva, Khidyat, Mana, Manas, Tat, Tad, Purushartha, Sthita, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 13.2). 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: “kutrāpi khedaḥ kāyasya jihvā kutrāpi khidyate
  • kutrāpi -
  • kutrāpi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kutrāpi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
  • khedaḥ -
  • kheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāyasya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • jihvā -
  • jihvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kutrāpi -
  • kutrāpi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kutrāpi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
  • khidyate -
  • khid -> khidyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √khid class 4 verb]
    khid -> khidyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √khid class 4 verb]
    khidyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    khidyat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    khidyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    khid (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    khid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    khid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “manaḥ kutrāpi tattyaktvā puruṣārthe sthitaḥ sukham
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kutrāpi -
  • kutrāpi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kutrāpi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • puruṣārthe -
  • puruṣārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ashtavakra Gita Verse 13.2

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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