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 18.52

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उच्छृङ्खलाप्याकृतिका स्थितिर्धीरस्य राजते ।
न तु संस्पृहचित्तस्य शान्तिर्मूढस्य कृत्रिमा ॥ ५२ ॥

ucchṛṅkhalāpyākṛtikā sthitirdhīrasya rājate |
na tu saṃspṛhacittasya śāntirmūḍhasya kṛtrimā || 52 ||

The spontaneous unassumed behaviour of the wise is noteworthy, but not the deliberate, intentional stillness of the fool.
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 (18.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ucchrinkhala, Api, Apya, Akriti, Sthiti, Dhira, Rajata, Rajat, Samspriha, Citta, Shanti, Mudha, Kritrima,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.52). 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: “ucchṛṅkhalāpyākṛtikā sthitirdhīrasya rājate ”
ucchṛṅkhalā -
ucchṛṅkhala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ucchṛṅkhala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ucchṛṅkhalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apyā -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākṛti -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ākṛtī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sthitir -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
rājate -
rājatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

rājata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rājata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “na tu saṃspṛhacittasya śāntirmūḍhasya kṛtrimā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saṃspṛha -
saṃspṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃspṛha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cittasya -
citta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śāntir -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mūḍhasya -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]
kṛtrimā -
kṛtrimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]