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 19.6

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क्व दूरं क्व समीपं वा बाह्यं क्वाभ्यन्तरं क्व वा ।
क्व स्थूलं क्व च वा सूक्ष्मं स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे ॥ ६ ॥

kva dūraṃ kva samīpaṃ vā bāhyaṃ kvābhyantaraṃ kva vā |
kva sthūlaṃ kva ca vā sūkṣmaṃ svamahimni sthitasya me || 6 ||

For me established in my own glory, there is nothing far away and nothing near, nothing within or without, nothing large and nothing small.
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 (19.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Duram, Dura, Samipa, Var, Bahyam, Bahya, Abhyantaram, Abhyantara, Sthula, Sukshmam, Sukshma, Sva, Ahi, Sthita, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 19.6). 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 dūraṃ kva samīpaṃ vā bāhyaṃ kvābhyantaraṃ kva vā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dūram -
dūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samīpam -
samīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samīpa (noun, neuter)

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

samīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
bāhyam -
bāhyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bāhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bāhya (noun, neuter)

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

bāhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kvā -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
ābhyantaram -
ābhyantaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ābhyantara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ābhyantara (noun, neuter)

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

ābhyantarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “kva sthūlaṃ kva ca vā sūkṣmaṃ svamahimni sthitasya me ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthūlam -
sthūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthūla (noun, neuter)

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

sthūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sūkṣmam -
sūkṣmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sūkṣma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sūkṣma (noun, neuter)

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

sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ahim -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthitasya -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]