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 18.55

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भृत्यैः पुत्रैः कलत्रैश्च दौहित्रैश्चापि गोत्रजैः ।
विहस्य धिक्कृतो योगी न याति विकृतिं मनाक् ॥ ५५ ॥

bhṛtyaiḥ putraiḥ kalatraiśca dauhitraiścāpi gotrajaiḥ |
vihasya dhikkṛto yogī na yāti vikṛtiṃ manāk || 55 ||

A yogi is not in the least put out even when humiliated by the ridicule of servants, sons, wives, grandchildren or other relatives.
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 (18.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhritya, Putra, Kalatra, Dauhitra, Capin, Capi, Gotraja, Viha, Dhikkrita, Yogin, Yogi, Yat, Yati, Vikriti, Manak,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.55). 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: “bhṛtyaiḥ putraiḥ kalatraiśca dauhitraiścāpi gotrajaiḥ ”
bhṛtyaiḥ -
bhṛtya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bhṛtya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
putraiḥ -
putra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

putra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kalatraiś -
kalatra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dauhitraiś -
dauhitra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dauhitra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gotrajaiḥ -
gotraja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

gotraja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “vihasya dhikkṛto yogī na yāti vikṛtiṃ manāk ”
vihasya -
viha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

viha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dhikkṛto* -
dhikkṛta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]

yogī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

yogin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vikṛtim -
vikṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vikṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
manāk -
manāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]