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 18.23

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कुत्रापि न जिहासास्ति हाशा वापि न कुत्रचित् ।
आत्मारामस्य धीरस्य शीतलाच्छतरात्मनः ॥ २३ ॥

kutrāpi na jihāsāsti hāśā vāpi na kutracit |
ātmārāmasya dhīrasya śītalācchatarātmanaḥ || 23 ||

He whose joy is in himself, and who is peaceful and pure within has no desire for renunciation or sense of loss in anything.
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 (18.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kutrapi, Jihasa, Asti, Han, Ashas, Vapi, Vapin, Kutra, Cit, Atmarama, Dhira, Shitala, Shatara, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.23). 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 na jihāsāsti hāśā vāpi na kutracit ”
kutrāpi -
kutrāpi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kutrāpi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jihāsā -
jihāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
hā -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aśā* -
aśas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second single]

√śā (verb class 4)

[aorist active second single]

√śās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
vāpi -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kutra -
kutra (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
Line 2: “ātmārāmasya dhīrasya śītalācchatarātmanaḥ ”
ātmārāmasya -
ātmārāma (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ātmārāma (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dhīrasya -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śītalācch -
śītala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śītala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
śatarā -
śatarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ātmanaḥ -
ātman (noun, masculine)

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