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 18.32

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तत्त्वं यथार्थमाकर्ण्य मन्दः प्राप्नोति मूढताम् ।
अथवाऽयाति संकोचममूढः कोऽपि मूढवत् ॥ ३२ ॥

tattvaṃ yathārthamākarṇya mandaḥ prāpnoti mūḍhatām |
athavā'yāti saṃkocamamūḍhaḥ ko'pi mūḍhavat || 32 ||

A stupid man is bewildered when he hears the real truth, while even a clever man is humbled by it just like the fool.
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 (18.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tattva, Yathartha, Akarnya, Manda, Pra, Mudhata, Ayati, Sankoca, Amudha, Kah, Api, Mudhavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.32). 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: “tattvaṃ yathārthamākarṇya mandaḥ prāpnoti mūḍhatām ”
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathārtham -
yathārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yathārtha (noun, neuter)

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

yathārthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākarṇya -
ākarṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākarṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mandaḥ -
manda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
mūḍhatām -
mūḍhatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “athavā'yāti saṃkocamamūḍhaḥ ko'pi mūḍhavat ”
athavā' -
ayāti -
ayāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṅkocam -
saṅkoca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅkoca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
amūḍhaḥ -
amūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mūḍhavat -
mūḍhavat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√muh -> mūḍhavat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]