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 20.2

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क्व शास्त्रं क्वात्मविज्ञानं क्व वा निर्विषयं मनः ।
क्व तृप्तिः क्व वितृष्णत्वं गतद्वन्द्वस्य मे सदा ॥ २ ॥

kva śāstraṃ kvātmavijñānaṃ kva vā nirviṣayaṃ manaḥ |
kva tṛptiḥ kva vitṛṣṇatvaṃ gatadvandvasya me sadā || 2 ||

For me, free from the sense of dualism, there are no scriptures, no self-knowledge, no mind free from an object, no satisfaction and no freedom from desire.
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 (20.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Shastra, Atmavijnana, Var, Nirvishaya, Mana, Manas, Tripti, Vitrishnatva, Gata, Dvandva, Asmad, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 20.2). 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 śāstraṃ kvātmavijñānaṃ kva vā nirviṣayaṃ manaḥ ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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]
ātmavijñānam -
ātmavijñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātmavijñāna (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
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]
nirviṣayam -
nirviṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirviṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

nirviṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kva tṛptiḥ kva vitṛṣṇatvaṃ gatadvandvasya me sadā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tṛptiḥ -
tṛpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tṛpti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vitṛṣṇatvam -
vitṛṣṇatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gata -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvandvasya -
dvandva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

[genitive 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]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]