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 18.89

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सर्वत्रानवधानस्य न किञ्चिद्वासना हृदि ।
मुक्तात्मनो वितृप्तस्य तुलना केन जायते ॥ ८९ ॥

sarvatrānavadhānasya na kiñcidvāsanā hṛdi |
muktātmano vitṛptasya tulanā kena jāyate || 89 ||

Who can compare with that contented, liberated soul who pays no regard to anything and has no desire left in his heart?
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 (18.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvatra, Anavadhana, Kincid, Kincit, Vasana, Hrid, Muktatman, Vitripta, Tulana, Kena, Kah, Kim, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.89). 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: “sarvatrānavadhānasya na kiñcidvāsanā hṛdi ”
sarvatrā -
sarvatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anavadhānasya -
anavadhāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

anavadhāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vāsanā* -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “muktātmano vitṛptasya tulanā kena jāyate ”
muktātmano* -
muktātman (noun, masculine)

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

muktātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vitṛptasya -
vitṛpta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vitṛpta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tulanā -
tulanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]