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 14.2

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क्व धनानि क्व मित्राणि क्व मे विषयदस्यवः ।
क्व शास्त्रं क्व च विज्ञानं यदा मे गलिता स्पृहा ॥ २ ॥

kva dhanāni kva mitrāṇi kva me viṣayadasyavaḥ |
kva śāstraṃ kva ca vijñānaṃ yadā me galitā spṛhā || 2 ||

When my desire has been eliminated, I have no wealth, friends, robber senses, scriptures or knowledge?
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 (14.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Dhana, Mitra, Asmad, Vishaya, Dasyu, Shastra, Vijnana, Yada, Yad, Galita, Spriha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 14.2). 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 dhanāni kva mitrāṇi kva me viṣayadasyavaḥ ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhanāni -
dhana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dhan (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable]
mitrāṇi -
mitra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
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]
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dasyavaḥ -
dasyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “kva śāstraṃ kva ca vijñānaṃ yadā me galitā spṛhā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijñānam -
vijñāna (noun, neuter)

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

vijñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
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]
galitā -
galitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√gal (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
spṛhā -
spṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]