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 18.94

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सुप्तोऽपि न सुषुप्तौ च स्वप्नेऽपि शयितो न च ।
जागरेऽपि न जागर्ति धीरस्तृप्तः पदे पदे ॥ ९४ ॥

supto'pi na suṣuptau ca svapne'pi śayito na ca |
jāgare'pi na jāgarti dhīrastṛptaḥ pade pade || 94 ||

The wise man who is contented in all circumstances is not asleep even in deep sleep, not sleeping in a dream, nor waking when he is awake.
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 (18.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Supta, Api, Sushupta, Sushupti, Svapna, Shayitri, Shayita, Jagara, Dhira, Tripta, Pada, Padi, Pad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.94). 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: “supto'pi na suṣuptau ca svapne'pi śayito na ca ”
supto' -
supta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
suṣuptau -
suṣupta (noun, masculine)

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

suṣupti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svapne' -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

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

svapnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śayito* -
śayitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

śayita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śī -> śayita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śī class 2 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]
Line 2: “jāgare'pi na jāgarti dhīrastṛptaḥ pade pade ”
jāgare' -
jāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jāgara (noun, neuter)

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

jāgarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāgarti -
jāgarti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√jāgṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
dhīras -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tṛptaḥ -
tṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
pade -
pada (noun, neuter)

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

padi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√pad (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
pade -
pada (noun, neuter)

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

padi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pad (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√pad (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]