Thread by @MisraNityanand

On All Fools’ day, learn ten #Sanskrit words for a fool

‘ajna’ (अज्ञ): “one who does not know”

‘astadhi’ (अस्तधी): “one who has thrown away their intellect”, “or one whose intellect has set [like the sun at night]”

‘devanampriya’ (देवानाम्प्रिय): “dear to the gods”

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‘balisha’ (बालिश): “one associated with a fish-hook”, i.e. one who can be deceived like fish are by a fish-hook

‘mudha’ (मूढ): “one who has been confused/bewildered”

‘murkha’ (मूर्ख): “one who is confused/bewildered [easily]”

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‘yathajata’ (यथाजात): “one who has not grown beyond being a newborn”

‘vivekavishranta’ (विवेकविश्रान्त): “one whose discrimination is on rest/sleeping”

‘vaidheya (वैधेय): “one who follows rules ‘vidhi’s [without thinking]”

‘hasra’ (हस्र): “one who laughs [unnecessarily]”

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And five words for a great fool (महामूर्ख):

‘ganda-mudha’/‘vajramurkha’ (गण्डमूर्ख/वज्रमूर्ख): “extremely foolish”

‘murkhadhipati’ (मूर्खाधिपति): “the head of fools”

‘murkharaja’ (मूर्खराज): “the king among fools”

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‘murkha-pumgava’ (मूर्खपुंगव): “the best among fools”. Robert Goldman would say “a bull among fools”

‘murkha-chakra-chudamani’ (मूर्खचक्रचूडामणि): “the round jewel in the crown among fools”, i.e. the crest-jewel among fools

#Replug

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