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 20.6

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क्व लोकं क्व मुमुक्षुर्वा क्व योगी ज्ञानवान्क्व वा ।
क्व बद्धः क्व च वा मुक्तः स्वस्वरूपेऽहमद्वये ॥ ६ ॥

kva lokaṃ kva mumukṣurvā kva yogī jñānavānkva vā |
kva baddhaḥ kva ca vā muktaḥ svasvarūpe'hamadvaye || 6 ||

There is no world, no seeker for liberation, no yogi, no seer, no-one bound and no-one liberated. I remain in my own non-dual nature.
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 (20.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Loka, Mumukshu, Yogin, Yogi, Jnanavat, Baddha, Var, Mukta, Svasvarupa, Aha, Asmad, Advaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 20.6). 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 lokaṃ kva mumukṣurvā kva yogī jñānavānkva vā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
lokam -
loka (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable]
mumukṣur -
mumukṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mumukṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable]
yogī -
yogī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yogī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

yogin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jñānavān -
jñānavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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 baddhaḥ kva ca vā muktaḥ svasvarūpe'hamadvaye ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
baddhaḥ -
baddha (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]
muktaḥ -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
svasvarūpe' -
svasvarūpa (noun, neuter)

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

svasvarūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
advaye -
advaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

advaya (noun, neuter)

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

advayā (noun, feminine)

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