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 18.14

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क्व मोहः क्व च वा विश्वं क्व तद्ध्यानं क्व मुक्तता ।
सर्वसंकल्पसीमायां विश्रान्तस्य महात्मनः ॥ १४ ॥

kva mohaḥ kva ca vā viśvaṃ kva taddhyānaṃ kva muktatā |
sarvasaṃkalpasīmāyāṃ viśrāntasya mahātmanaḥ || 14 ||

There is no delusion, world, meditation on That, or liberation for the pacified great soul. All these things are just the realm of imagination.
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 (18.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Moha, Var, Vishva, Tat, Tad, Ana, Muktata, Sarvasankalpa, Sima, Vishranta, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.14). 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: “kva mohaḥ kva ca vā viśvaṃ kva taddhyānaṃ kva muktatā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mohaḥ -
moha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
taddh -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hyā -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ānam -
āna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
muktatā -
muktatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sarvasaṃkalpasīmāyāṃ viśrāntasya mahātmanaḥ ”
sarvasaṅkalpa -
sarvasaṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvasaṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sīmāyām -
sīmā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
viśrāntasya -
viśrānta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

viśrānta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
mahātmanaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

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

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]