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 18.99

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न प्रीयते वन्द्यमानो निन्द्यमानो न कुप्यति ।
नैवोद्विजति मरणे जीवने नाभिनन्दति ॥ ९९ ॥

na prīyate vandyamāno nindyamāno na kupyati |
naivodvijati maraṇe jīvane nābhinandati || 99 ||

He is not pleased when praised nor upset when blamed. He is not afraid of death nor attached to life.
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 (18.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Priyati, Priyat, Vandyamana, Nindyamana, Kupyat, Marana, Jivana, Jivani, Nabh, Nabhi, Nandat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.99). 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: “na prīyate vandyamāno nindyamāno na kupyati ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prīyate -
prīyati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√prī -> prīyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √prī class 4 verb]

√prī -> prīyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √prī class 4 verb]

√pre (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√prī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√prī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
vandyamāno* -
√vand -> vandyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vand class 1 verb]

vandyamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nindyamāno* -
√nind -> nindyamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nind class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kupyati -
√kup -> kupyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]

√kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]

√kup (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “naivodvijati maraṇe jīvane nābhinandati ”
Cannot analyse naivodvijati*ma
maraṇe -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
jīvane -
jīvana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jīvana (noun, neuter)

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

jīvanā (noun, feminine)

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

jīvani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
nābhi -
nābhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, feminine)

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

nābhī (noun, neuter)

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

nābh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nandati -
√nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand (verb class 1)

[present active third single]