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 18.38

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निराधारा ग्रहव्यग्रा मूढाः संसारपोषकाः ।
एतस्यानर्थमूलस्य मूलच्छेदः कृतो बुधैः ॥ ३८ ॥

nirādhārā grahavyagrā mūḍhāḥ saṃsārapoṣakāḥ |
etasyānarthamūlasya mūlacchedaḥ kṛto budhaiḥ || 38 ||

Even when living without any support and eager for achievement, the stupid are still nourishing samsara, while the wise have cut at the very root of its unhappiness.
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 (18.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Niradhara, Graha, Vyagra, Mudha, Samsara, Poshaka, Eta, Etad, Esha, Anartha, Mula, Mulaccheda, Krit, Krita, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.38). 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: “nirādhārā grahavyagrā mūḍhāḥ saṃsārapoṣakāḥ ”
nirādhārā* -
nirādhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nirādhārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
graha -
graha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

graha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyagrā* -
vyagra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vyagrā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
poṣakāḥ -
poṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “etasyānarthamūlasya mūlacchedaḥ kṛto budhaiḥ ”
etasyā -
eta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
anartha -
anartha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anartha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
mūlasya -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mūlacchedaḥ -
mūlaccheda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛto* -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

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

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
budhaiḥ -
budha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

budha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]