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 18.39

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न शान्तिं लभते मूढो यतः शमितुमिच्छति ।
धीरस्तत्त्वं विनिश्चित्य सर्वदा शान्तमानसः ॥ ३९ ॥

na śāntiṃ labhate mūḍho yataḥ śamitumicchati |
dhīrastattvaṃ viniścitya sarvadā śāntamānasaḥ || 39 ||

The stupid does not find peace because he is wanting it, while the wise discriminating the truth is always peaceful minded.
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 (18.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shanti, Labhat, Mudha, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Icchat, Dhira, Tattva, Vinishcitya, Sarvada, Shantamanasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.39). 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: “na śāntiṃ labhate mūḍho yataḥ śamitumicchati ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāntim -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
labhate -
√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]

√labh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
mūḍho* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
yataḥ -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
śamitum -
√śam -> śamitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śam]

√śam -> śamitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śam]
icchati -
√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “dhīrastattvaṃ viniścitya sarvadā śāntamānasaḥ ”
dhīras -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viniścitya -
viniścitya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viniścitya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

sarvadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śāntamānasaḥ -
śāntamānasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]