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 13.6

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स्वपतो नास्ति मे हानिः सिद्धिर्यत्नवतो न वा ।
नाशोल्लासौ विहायास्मादहमासे यथासुखम् ॥ ६ ॥

svapato nāsti me hāniḥ siddhiryatnavato na vā |
nāśollāsau vihāyāsmādahamāse yathāsukham || 6 ||

I lose nothing by sleeping and gain nothing by effort, so consequently I live as I please, abandoning loss and success.
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 (13.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svapat, Nasti, Asmad, Hani, Siddhi, Yatnavat, Nasha, Ullasa, Vihaya, Viha, Idam, Asma, Aha, Asa, Yathasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “svapato nāsti me hāniḥ siddhiryatnavato na vā ”
svapato* -
√svap -> svapat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [ablative single from √svap class 2 verb], [genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]

√svap -> svapat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √svap class 2 verb], [genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
hāniḥ -
hāni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
siddhir -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yatnavato* -
yatnavat (noun, masculine)

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

yatnavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “nāśollāsau vihāyāsmādahamāse yathāsukham ”
nāśo -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ullāsau -
ullāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vihāyā -
vihāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

viha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
asmād -
asma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
āse -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

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

√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
yathāsukham -
yathāsukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]