महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-1

अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
अन्धस्य पन्था बधिरस्य पन्थाः स्त्रियः पन्था वैवधिकस्य पन्थाः ।
राज्ञः पन्था ब्राह्मणेनासमेत्य समेत्य तु ब्राह्मणस्यैव पन्थाः ॥१॥

1. aṣṭāvakra uvāca ,
andhasya panthā badhirasya panthāḥ; striyaḥ panthā vaivadhikasya panthāḥ ,
rājñaḥ panthā brāhmaṇenāsametya; sametya tu brāhmaṇasyaiva panthāḥ.

1. aṣṭāvakraḥ uvāca andhasya panthāḥ badhirasya
panthāḥ striyaḥ panthāḥ vaivadhikasya
panthāḥ rājñaḥ panthāḥ brāhmaṇena
asamétya samétya tu brāhmaṇasya eva panthāḥ

1. Aṣṭāvakra said: There is a path for the blind, a path for the deaf, a path for women, and a path for the one who carries burdens. A king's path is his own when he does not encounter a Brahmin; but when he does encounter a Brahmin, it is indeed the Brahmin's path that should be followed.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - The sage Aṣṭāvakra (Aṣṭāvakra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अन्धस्य (andhasya) - of a blind person

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

• बधिरस्य (badhirasya) - of a deaf person

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - of a woman

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

• वैवधिकस्य (vaivadhikasya) - of a porter, of one who carries a burden

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin, with a Brahmin

• असमे́त्य (asamétya) - without being associated with (without having met, without having come together)

• समे́त्य (samétya) - upon being associated with (having met, having come together)

• तु (tu) - introducing a contrast or emphasizing a point (but, however, indeed)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that it is uniquely the Brahmin's path (indeed, only, just)

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - The sage Aṣṭāvakra (Aṣṭāvakra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭāvakra

aṣṭāvakra - eight-crooked, name of a sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭā+vakra)

• aṣṭā – eight
  numeral
• vakra – crooked, bent, curved
  adjective (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active third person singular

Irregular perfect formation, from root vac (2nd class)

Root: vac (class 2)

अन्धस्य (andhasya) - of a blind person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind, dark, foolish

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way, course

बधिरस्य (badhirasya) - of a deaf person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of badhira

badhira - deaf

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way, course

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way, course

वैवधिकस्य (vaivadhikasya) - of a porter, of one who carries a burden

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaivadhika

vaivadhika - a porter, a carrier, one who carries a vīvadhā (pole with burdens on both ends)

Derived from vīvadhā + ika suffix

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way, course

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way, course

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin, with a Brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class), related to brahman

असमे́त्य (asamétya) - without being associated with (without having met, without having come together)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive formed with lyap suffix after sam prefix, here with negative a prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: This is an indeclinable past participle (absolutive/gerund) with a negative prefix.

समे́त्य (samétya) - upon being associated with (having met, having come together)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive formed with lyap suffix after sam prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

तु (tu) - introducing a contrast or emphasizing a point (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class), related to brahman

एव (eva) - emphasizing that it is uniquely the Brahmin's path (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - a particular course of action or way of life (path, way, road)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way, course