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 18.79

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क्व धैर्यं क्व विवेकित्वं क्व निरातङ्कताऽपि वा ।
अनिर्वाच्यस्वभावस्य निःस्वभावस्य योगिनः ॥ ७९ ॥

kva dhairyaṃ kva vivekitvaṃ kva nirātaṅkatā'pi vā |
anirvācyasvabhāvasya niḥsvabhāvasya yoginaḥ || 79 ||

There is neither fortitude, prudence nor courage for the yogi whose nature is beyond description and free of individuality.
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 (18.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Dhairya, Vivekitva, Niratanka, Api, Anirvacya, Svabhava, Nihsvabhava, Yogin, Yogi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.79). 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 dhairyaṃ kva vivekitvaṃ kva nirātaṅkatā'pi vā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dhairyam -
dhairya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
vivekitvam -
vivekitva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
nirātaṅka -
nirātaṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirātaṅka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā' -
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “anirvācyasvabhāvasya niḥsvabhāvasya yoginaḥ ”
anirvācya -
anirvācya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anirvācya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svabhāvasya -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
niḥsvabhāvasya -
niḥsvabhāva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

niḥsvabhāva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
yoginaḥ -
yogin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yogin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yogī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]