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 18.62

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परिग्रहेषु वैराग्यं प्रायो मूढस्य दृश्यते ।
देहे विगलिताशस्य क्व रागः क्व विरागता ॥ ६२ ॥

parigraheṣu vairāgyaṃ prāyo mūḍhasya dṛśyate |
dehe vigalitāśasya kva rāgaḥ kva virāgatā || 62 ||

A fool often shows aversion towards his belongings, but for him whose attachment to the body has dropped away, there is neither attachment nor aversion.
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 (18.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parigraha, Vairagya, Praya, Prayas, Mudha, Drishyata, Deha, Vigalita, Kva, Raga, Viragata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.62). 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: “parigraheṣu vairāgyaṃ prāyo mūḍhasya dṛśyate ”
parigraheṣu -
parigraha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
vairāgyam -
vairāgya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prāyo* -
prāyas (noun, neuter)

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

prāya (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]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “dehe vigalitāśasya kva rāgaḥ kva virāgatā ”
dehe -
deha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vigalitā -
vigalita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigalita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigalitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśasya -
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rāgaḥ -
rāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
virāgatā -
virāgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]