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 18.24

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प्रकृत्या शून्यचित्तस्य कुर्वतोऽस्य यदृच्छया ।
प्राकृतस्येव धीरस्य न मानो नावमानता ॥ २४ ॥

prakṛtyā śūnyacittasya kurvato'sya yadṛcchayā |
prākṛtasyeva dhīrasya na māno nāvamānatā || 24 ||

For the man with a naturally empty mind, doing just as he pleases, there is no such thing as pride or false humility, as there is for the natural 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 (18.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prakritya, Prakriti, Shunyacitta, Kurvat, Idam, Yadriccha, Prakrita, Iva, Dhira, Mana, Nava, Nau, Anata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.24). 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: “prakṛtyā śūnyacittasya kurvato'sya yadṛcchayā ”
prakṛtyā -
prakṛtyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prakṛti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
śūnyacittasya -
śūnyacitta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śūnyacitta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kurvato' -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

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

kurvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

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

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “prākṛtasyeva dhīrasya na māno nāvamānatā ”
prākṛtasye -
prākṛta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

prākṛta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhīrasya -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
māno* -
māna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
nāvam -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nāvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ānatā -
ānatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]