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 18.18

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धीरो लोकविपर्यस्तो वर्तमानोऽपि लोकवत् ।
न समाधिं न विक्षेपं न लेपं स्वस्य पश्यति ॥ १८ ॥

dhīro lokaviparyasto vartamāno'pi lokavat |
na samādhiṃ na vikṣepaṃ na lepaṃ svasya paśyati || 18 ||

The wise man, unlike the worldly man, does not see inner stillness, distraction or fault in himself, even when living like a worldly man.
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 (18.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhira, Loka, Viparyasta, Vartamana, Api, Lokavat, Samadhi, Vikshepam, Vikshepa, Lepa, Sva, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.18). 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: “dhīro lokaviparyasto vartamāno'pi lokavat ”
dhīro* -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
loka -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viparyasto* -
viparyasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vartamāno' -
vartamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
lokavat -
lokavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

lokavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “na samādhiṃ na vikṣepaṃ na lepaṃ svasya paśyati ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samādhim -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikṣepam -
vikṣepam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vikṣepa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vikṣepā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lepam -
lepa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
svasya -
sva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]