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 18.100

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न धावति जनाकीर्णं नारण्यमुपशान्तधीः ।
यथातथा यत्रतत्र सम एवावतिष्ठते ॥ १०० ॥

na dhāvati janākīrṇaṃ nāraṇyamupaśāntadhīḥ |
yathātathā yatratatra sama evāvatiṣṭhate || 100 ||

A man at peace does not run off to popular resorts or to the forest. Whatever and wherever, he remains the same.
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 (18.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhavat, Janakirna, Nara, Nya, Upashanta, Dhi, Yathatatha, Yatra, Tatra, Sama, Eva, Atishthat, Atishthata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.100). 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 dhāvati janākīrṇaṃ nāraṇyamupaśāntadhīḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhāvati -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
janākīrṇam -
janākīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

janākīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

janākīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāra -
nāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṇyam -
ṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
upaśānta -
upaśānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upaśānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhīḥ -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
Line 2: “yathātathā yatratatra sama evāvatiṣṭhate ”
yathātathā* -
yathātatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yathātathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sama* -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evāva -
eva (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
atiṣṭhate -
atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

atiṣṭhatā (noun, feminine)

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