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 18.75

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निरोधादीनि कर्माणि जहाति जडधीर्यदि ।
मनोरथान्प्रलापांश्च कर्तुमाप्नोति तत्क्षणात् ॥ ७५ ॥

nirodhādīni karmāṇi jahāti jaḍadhīryadi |
manorathānpralāpāṃśca kartumāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt || 75 ||

No sooner does a man of low intelligence give up activities like the elimination of thought than he falls into mental chariot racing and babble.
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 (18.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirodha, Karman, Jadadhi, Yadi, Yad, Manoratha, Pralapa, Kartu, Tatkshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.75). 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: “nirodhādīni karmāṇi jahāti jaḍadhīryadi ”
nirodhād -
nirodha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ī -
ī (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

i (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karmāṇi -
karman (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jahāti -
√hā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
jaḍadhīr -
jaḍadhī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

jaḍadhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “manorathānpralāpāṃśca kartumāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt ”
manorathān -
manoratha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
pralāpāṃś -
pralāpa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
tatkṣaṇāt -
tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]