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 18.34

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अप्रयत्नात्प्रयत्नाद्वा मूढो नाप्नोति निर्वृतिम् ।
तत्त्वनिश्चयमात्रेण प्राज्ञो भवति निर्वृतः ॥ ३४ ॥

aprayatnātprayatnādvā mūḍho nāpnoti nirvṛtim |
tattvaniścayamātreṇa prājño bhavati nirvṛtaḥ || 34 ||

The stupid does not attain cessation whether he acts or abandons action, while the wise man find peace within simply by knowing the truth.
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 (18.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aprayatna, Prayatna, Var, Mudha, Nabh, Nri, Nirvriti, Tattvanishcaya, Atra, Prajna, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nirvrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.34). 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: “aprayatnātprayatnādvā mūḍho nāpnoti nirvṛtim ”
aprayatnāt -
aprayatna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

aprayatna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
prayatnād -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mūḍho* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
nāp -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
nirvṛtim -
nirvṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

nirvṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tattvaniścayamātreṇa prājño bhavati nirvṛtaḥ ”
tattvaniścayam -
tattvaniścaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātreṇa -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
prājño* -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
nirvṛtaḥ -
nirvṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]