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 18.78

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क्व तमः क्व प्रकाशो वा हानं क्व च न किञ्चन ।
निर्विकारस्य धीरस्य निरातङ्कस्य सर्वदा ॥ ७८ ॥

kva tamaḥ kva prakāśo vā hānaṃ kva ca na kiñcana |
nirvikārasya dhīrasya nirātaṅkasya sarvadā || 78 ||

For the wise man who is always unchanging and fearless there is neither darkness nor light nor destruction, nor anything.
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 (18.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Tama, Tamas, Prakasha, Var, Hana, Kincana, Nirvikara, Dhira, Niratanka, 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 18.78). 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 tamaḥ kva prakāśo vā hānaṃ kva ca na kiñcana ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prakāśo* -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
hānam -
hāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hāna (noun, neuter)

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

hānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hā -> hāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcana -
kiñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “nirvikārasya dhīrasya nirātaṅkasya sarvadā ”
nirvikārasya -
nirvikāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirvikāra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dhīrasya -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nirātaṅkasya -
nirātaṅka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirātaṅka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sarvadā -
sarvadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]