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 18.37

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मूढो नाप्नोति तद्ब्रह्म यतो भवितुमिच्छति ।
अनिच्छन्नपि धीरो हि परब्रह्मस्वरूपभाक् ॥ ३७ ॥

mūḍho nāpnoti tadbrahma yato bhavitumicchati |
anicchannapi dhīro hi parabrahmasvarūpabhāk || 37 ||

The stupid does not attain Godhead because he wants to become it, while the wise man enjoys the Supreme Godhead without even wanting it.
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 (18.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mudha, Nabh, Nri, Tad, Tat, Brahma, Brahman, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Icchat, Dhira, Parabrahman, Arupa, Bhaj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.37). 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: “mūḍho nāpnoti tadbrahma yato bhavitumicchati ”
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]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yato* -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
bhavitum -
√bhū -> bhavitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √bhū]
icchati -
√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “anicchannapi dhīro hi parabrahmasvarūpabhāk ”
Cannot analyse anicchannapi*dh
dhīro* -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
parabrahmasva -
parabrahman (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
arūpa -
arūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāk -
bhāj (noun, masculine)

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

bhāj (noun, neuter)

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