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 18.83

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धीरो न द्वेष्टि संसारमात्मानं न दिदृक्षति ।
हर्षामर्षविनिर्मुक्तो न मृतो न च जीवति ॥ ८३ ॥

dhīro na dveṣṭi saṃsāramātmānaṃ na didṛkṣati |
harṣāmarṣavinirmukto na mṛto na ca jīvati || 83 ||

The wise man does not dislike samsara or seek to know himself. Free from pleasure and impatience, he is not dead and he is not alive.
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 (18.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhira, Samsara, Atman, Didrikshat, Vinirmukta, Mrita, Jivat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.83). 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: “dhīro na dveṣṭi saṃsāramātmānaṃ na didṛkṣati ”
dhīro* -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dveṣṭi -
√dviṣ (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
saṃsāram -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātmānam -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
didṛkṣati -
√dṛś -> didṛkṣat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> didṛkṣat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √dṛś]

√dṛś (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “harṣāmarṣavinirmukto na mṛto na ca jīvati ”
harṣāmar -
√hṛṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
ṛṣa -
√ṛṣ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
vinirmukto* -
vinirmukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mṛto* -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvati -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]