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 20.4

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क्व प्रारब्धानि कर्माणि जीवन्मुक्तिरपि क्व वा ।
क्व तद्विदेहकैवल्यं निर्विशेषस्य सर्वदा ॥ ४ ॥

kva prārabdhāni karmāṇi jīvanmuktirapi kva vā |
kva tadvidehakaivalyaṃ nirviśeṣasya sarvadā || 4 ||

For him who is always free from individual characteristics there is no antecedent causal action, no liberation during life, and no fulfilment at death.
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 (20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kva, Prarabdha, Karman, Jivanmukti, Api, Tadvid, Tadvida, Ihaka, Nirvishesha, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Ashtavakra Gita Verse 20.4). 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 prārabdhāni karmāṇi jīvanmuktirapi kva vā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prārabdhāni -
prārabdha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
karmāṇi -
karman (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jīvanmuktir -
jīvanmukti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative 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 tadvidehakaivalyaṃ nirviśeṣasya sarvadā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tadvide -
tadvid (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

tadvid (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

tadvidā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īhakai -
īhaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

īhaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
lya -
li (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

lī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
nirviśeṣasya -
nirviśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirviśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sarvadā -
sarvadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]