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 18.66

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क्व संसारः क्व चाभासः क्व साध्यं क्व च साधनम् ।
आकाशस्येव धीरस्य निर्विकल्पस्य सर्वदा ॥ ६६ ॥

kva saṃsāraḥ kva cābhāsaḥ kva sādhyaṃ kva ca sādhanam |
ākāśasyeva dhīrasya nirvikalpasya sarvadā || 66 ||

There is no man subject to samsara, sense of individuality, goal or means to the goal for the wise man who is always free from imaginations, and unchanging as space.
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 (18.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Samsara, Sadhya, Sadhana, Akasha, Iva, Dhira, Nirvikalpa, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.66). 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 saṃsāraḥ kva cābhāsaḥ kva sādhyaṃ kva ca sādhanam ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṃsāraḥ -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhāsaḥ -
√bhās (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable]
sādhyam -
sādhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sādhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhanam -
sādhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sādhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “ākāśasyeva dhīrasya nirvikalpasya sarvadā ”
ākāśasye -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhīrasya -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nirvikalpasya -
nirvikalpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirvikalpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sarvadā -
sarvadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]