Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय १९) / 19.5
19.5
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
क्व स्वप्नः क्व सुषुप्तिर् वा क्व च जागरणं तथा ।
क्व तुरीयं भयं वापि स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे kva svapnaḥ kva suṣuptir vā kva ca jāgaraṇaṃ tathā |
kva turīyaṃ bhayaṃ vāpi svamahimni sthitasya me
The line
Where is dream, where or deep sleep, and where waking, likewise? Where is the fourth, or fear as well, of me who stand in my own greatness?
नेपालीमा
आफ्नै महिमामा उभिएको मेरो लागि सपना कहाँ, गहिरो निद्रा कहाँ, जाग्नु कहाँ? त्यसै गरी चौथो कहाँ, भय पनि कहाँ?
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The standing in his own greatness is still the refrain.
Split: kva (क्व) + svapnaḥ (स्वप्नः) + kva (क्व) + suṣuptiḥ (सुषुप्तिः) + vā (वा) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + jāgaraṇam (जागरणम्) + tathā (तथा) + kva (क्व) + turīyam (तुरीयम्) + bhayam (भयम्) + vā (वा) + api (अपि) + svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) + sthitasya (स्थितस्य) + me (मे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| svapnaḥ (स्वप्नः) | nominative singular, masculine | dream. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| suṣuptiḥ (सुषुप्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | deep sleep. Recited suṣuptir (सुषुप्तिर्) before vā (वा). |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| jāgaraṇam (जागरणम्) | nominative singular, neuter | waking. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | likewise. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| turīyam (तुरीयम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the fourth. |
| bhayam (भयम्) | nominative singular, neuter | fear. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also. Recited in vāpi (वापि), vā (वा) plus api (अपि). |
| 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
tathā (तथा) carries the pattern of dream, sleep, and waking. turīyam (तुरीयम्) and bhayam (भयम्) are further nominatives, with vā (वा) and api (अपि). sthitasya (स्थितस्य) agrees with me (मे).
Sanskrit in this line
suṣuptiḥ (सुषुप्तिः) before vā (वा) is suṣuptir (सुषुप्तिर्). vā (वा) plus api is vāpi (वापि).
Say it back
Name dream, deep sleep, waking, and the fourth.