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 15.3

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वाग्मिप्राज्ञमहोद्योगं जनं मूकजडालसम् ।
करोति तत्त्वबोधोऽयमतस्त्यक्तो बुभुक्षुभिः ॥ ३ ॥

vāgmiprājñamahodyogaṃ janaṃ mūkajaḍālasam |
karoti tattvabodho'yamatastyakto bubhukṣubhiḥ || 3 ||

This awareness of the truth makes an eloquent, clever and energetic man dumb, stupid and lazy, so it is avoided by those whose aim is enjoyment.
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 (15.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vagmin, Vagmi, Prajna, Aha, Ahu, Udyoga, Jana, Muka, Jada, Alas, Alasa, Karoti, Tattvabodha, Aya, Idam, Atah, Tyaktri, Tyakta, Bubhukshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.3). 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: “vāgmiprājñamahodyogaṃ janaṃ mūkajaḍālasam ”
vāgmi -
vāgmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāgmin (noun, neuter)

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

vāgmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vāgmī (noun, feminine)

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

vāgmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prājñam -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prājña (noun, neuter)

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

prājñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aho -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
udyogam -
udyoga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
janam -
jana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mūka -
mūka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mūka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaḍā -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alasam -
alasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alasa (noun, neuter)

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

alasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

alas (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√las (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “karoti tattvabodho'yamatastyakto bubhukṣubhiḥ ”
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
tattvabodho' -
tattvabodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atas -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tyakto* -
tyaktṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

tyakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
bubhukṣubhiḥ -
bubhukṣu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bubhukṣu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

bubhukṣu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]