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 18.85

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तुष्टिः सर्वत्र धीरस्य यथापतितवर्तिनः ।
स्वच्छन्दं चरतो देशान्यत्राऽस्तमितशायिनः ॥ ८५ ॥

tuṣṭiḥ sarvatra dhīrasya yathāpatitavartinaḥ |
svacchandaṃ carato deśānyatrā'stamitaśāyinaḥ || 85 ||

Peace is everywhere for the wise man who lives on whatever happens to come to him, going to wherever he feels like, and sleeping wherever the sun happens to set.
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 (18.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tushti, Sarvatra, Dhira, Yatha, Apatita, Vartin, Svacchanda, Desha, Astamita, Shayin, Shayi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.85). 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: “tuṣṭiḥ sarvatra dhīrasya yathāpatitavartinaḥ ”
tuṣṭiḥ -
tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarvatra -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhīrasya -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āpatita -
āpatita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āpatita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vartinaḥ -
vartin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vartin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “svacchandaṃ carato deśānyatrā'stamitaśāyinaḥ ”
svacchandam -
svacchanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svacchanda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

svacchandā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
carato* -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
deśān -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
yatrā' -
astamita -
astamita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

astamita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāyinaḥ -
śāyin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śāyin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śāyī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]