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 13.7

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सुखादिरूपाऽनियमं भावेष्वालोक्य भूरिशः ।
शुभाशुभे विहायास्मादहमासे यथासुखम् ॥ ७ ॥

sukhādirūpā'niyamaṃ bhāveṣvālokya bhūriśaḥ |
śubhāśubhe vihāyāsmādahamāse yathāsukham || 7 ||

Frequently observing the drawbacks of such things as pleasant objects, I live as I please, abandoning the pleasant and unpleasant.
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 (13.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukhadi, Aniyama, Bhava, Alokya, Bhurishah, Shubhashubha, Vihaya, Viha, Idam, Asma, Aha, Asmad, Asa, Yathasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 13.7). 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: “sukhādirūpā'niyamaṃ bhāveṣvālokya bhūriśaḥ ”
sukhādir -
sukhādi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sukhādi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūpā' -
aniyamam -
aniyama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniyama (noun, neuter)

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

aniyamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhāveṣvā -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
ālokya -
ālokya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūriśaḥ -
bhūriśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “śubhāśubhe vihāyāsmādahamāse yathāsukham ”
śubhāśubhe -
śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)

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

śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)

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