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 19.7

< Previous

Next >

क्व मृत्युर्जीवितं वा क्व लोकाः क्वास्य क्व लौकिकम् ।
क्व लयः क्व समाधिर्वा स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे ॥ ७ ॥

kva mṛtyurjīvitaṃ vā kva lokāḥ kvāsya kva laukikam |
kva layaḥ kva samādhirvā svamahimni sthitasya me || 7 ||

For me established in my own glory, there is no life or death, no worlds or things of the world, no distraction and no stillness of mind.
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 (19.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Mrityu, Jivita, Loka, Asya, Laukika, Laya, Samadhi, 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 19.7). 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 mṛtyurjīvitaṃ vā kva lokāḥ kvāsya kva laukikam ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mṛtyur -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable]
lokāḥ -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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]
āsya -
āsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ās]

√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ās]

√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √as]

√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √as]

√ās -> āsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ās]

√ās -> āsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ās]

√as -> āsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ās]

√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ās]

√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √as]

√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √as]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
laukikam -
laukika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

laukika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kva layaḥ kva samādhirvā svamahimni sthitasya me ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
layaḥ -
laya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

li (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samādhir -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
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]