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 16.4

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व्यापारे खिद्यते यस्तु निमेषोन्मेषयोरपि ।
तस्यालस्यधुरीणस्य सुखं नाऽन्यस्य कस्यचित् ॥ ४ ॥

vyāpāre khidyate yastu nimeṣonmeṣayorapi |
tasyālasyadhurīṇasya sukhaṃ nā'nyasya kasyacit || 4 ||

Happiness belongs to no-one but that supremely lazy man for whom even opening and closing his eyes is a bother.
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 (16.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyapara, Khidyat, Yah, Nimesha, Unmesha, Api, Tad, Ala, Alasya, Dhurina, Sukham, Sukha, Anya, Kah, Kim, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 16.4). 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: “vyāpāre khidyate yastu nimeṣonmeṣayorapi ”
vyāpāre -
vyāpāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
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]
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nimeṣo -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
unmeṣayor -
unmeṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “tasyālasyadhurīṇasya sukhaṃ nā'nyasya kasyacit ”
tasyā -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
alasya -
alasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ala (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dhurīṇasya -
dhurīṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhurīṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nā' -
anyasya -
anya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]