Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय १९) / 19.2
19.2
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
क्व धर्मः क्व च वा कामः क्व चार्थः क्व विवेकिता ।
क्व द्वैतं क्व च वाऽद्वैतं स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे kva dharmaḥ kva ca vā kāmaḥ kva cārthaḥ kva vivekitā |
kva dvaitaṃ kva ca vā 'dvaitaṃ svamahimni sthitasya me
The line
Where is duty, and where or desire, where wealth, and where discrimination? Where is duality, and where or nonduality, of me who stand in my own greatness?
नेपालीमा
आफ्नै महिमामा उभिएको मेरो लागि धर्म कहाँ, काम कहाँ, अर्थ कहाँ, विवेक कहाँ? द्वैत कहाँ, अद्वैत कहाँ?
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The refrain is the one who stands in his own greatness.
Split: kva (क्व) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + vā (वा) + kāmaḥ (कामः) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + kva (क्व) + vivekitā (विवेकिता) + kva (क्व) + dvaitam (द्वैतम्) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + vā (वा) + advaitam (अद्वैतम्) + svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) + sthitasya (स्थितस्य) + me (मे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | duty. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| kāmaḥ (कामः) | nominative singular, masculine | desire. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | wealth. Recited in cārthaḥ (चार्थः), ca (च) plus arthaḥ (अर्थः). |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| vivekitā (विवेकिता) | nominative singular, feminine | discrimination. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| dvaitam (द्वैतम्) | nominative singular, neuter | duality. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| advaitam (अद्वैतम्) | nominative singular, neuter | nonduality. The initial a (अ) is marked by avagraha after vā (वा). |
| svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) | locative singular, masculine | in one's own greatness. Read from mahimni (महिम्नि). |
| sthitasya (स्थितस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one who stands. Agrees with me (मे). |
| me (मे) | genitive singular | of me. |
The phrases
Each kva (क्व) questions a nominative. ca (च) and vā (वा) link the questions. sthitasya (स्थितस्य) agrees with me (मे), and svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) is where that one stands.
Sanskrit in this line
ca plus arthaḥ (अर्थः) is recited cārthaḥ (चार्थः). vā (वा) plus advaitam is printed with avagraha, vā (वा) 'dvaitam, and the initial a is kept visible.
Say it back
Name duty, desire, wealth, discrimination, duality, and nonduality.