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 18.65

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स एव धन्य आत्मज्ञः सर्वभावेषु यः समः ।
पश्यञ्छृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्निस्तर्षमानसः ॥ ६५ ॥

sa eva dhanya ātmajñaḥ sarvabhāveṣu yaḥ samaḥ |
paśyañchṛṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnannistarṣamānasaḥ || 65 ||

Blessed is he who knows himself and is the same in all states, with a mind free from craving whether he is seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling or tasting.
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 (18.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Eva, Dhanya, Dhani, Atmajna, Sarvabhava, Yah, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “sa eva dhanya ātmajñaḥ sarvabhāveṣu yaḥ samaḥ ”
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhanya*ā -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhanya (noun, neuter)

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

dhanyā (noun, feminine)

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

dhanī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√dhan (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√dhan (verb class 3)

[present passive first single]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ātmajñaḥ -
ātmajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvabhāveṣu -
sarvabhāva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samaḥ -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “paśyañchṛṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnannistarṣamānasaḥ ”
Cannot analyse paśyañchṛṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnannistarṣamānasaḥ