Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय १९) / 19.4
19.4
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
क्व चात्मा क्व च वानात्मा क्व शुभं क्वाशुभं यथा ।
क्व चिन्ता क्व च वाचिन्ता स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे kva cātmā kva ca vānātmā kva śubhaṃ kvāśubhaṃ yathā |
kva cintā kva ca vācintā svamahimni sthitasya me
The line
Where is the self, and where or the nonself, where the auspicious and where the inauspicious, likewise? Where is care, and where or no care, of me who stand in my own greatness?
नेपालीमा
आफ्नै महिमामा उभिएको मेरो लागि आत्मा कहाँ, अनात्मा कहाँ, शुभ कहाँ, अशुभ कहाँ? त्यसै गरी चिन्ता कहाँ, चिन्ता नहुनु कहाँ?
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The refrain of his own greatness is still the place of the questions.
Split: kva (क्व) + ca (च) + ātmā (आत्मा) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + vā (वा) + anātmā (अनात्मा) + kva (क्व) + śubham (शुभम्) + kva (क्व) + aśubham (अशुभम्) + yathā (यथा) + kva (क्व) + cintā (चिन्ता) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + vā (वा) + acintā (अचिन्ता) + svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) + sthitasya (स्थितस्य) + me (मे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self. Recited in cātmā (चात्मा), ca (च) plus ātmā (आत्मा). |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| anātmā (अनात्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the nonself. Recited in vānātmā (वानात्मा), vā (वा) plus anātmā (अनात्मा). |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| śubham (शुभम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the auspicious. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| aśubham (अशुभम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the inauspicious. Recited in kvāśubham (क्वाशुभम्), kva (क्व) plus aśubham (अशुभम्). |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | likewise. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| cintā (चिन्ता) | nominative singular, feminine | care. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| acintā (अचिन्ता) | nominative singular, feminine | no care. Recited in vācintā (वाचिन्ता), vā (वा) plus acintā (अचिन्ता). |
| svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) | locative singular, masculine | in one's own greatness. |
| sthitasya (स्थितस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one who stands. Agrees with me (मे). |
| me (मे) | genitive singular | of me. |
The phrases
yathā (यथा) sets the auspicious pair in the same pattern as the self and care. sthitasya (स्थितस्य) agrees with me (मे), and svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) is the place.
Sanskrit in this line
Four joins are written as one vowel: cātmā (चात्मा), vānātmā (वानात्मा), kvāśubham (क्वाशुभम्), and vācintā (वाचिन्ता).
Say it back
Name the pair that stands with care.