Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय १९) / 19.6
19.6
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
क्व दूरं क्व समीपं वा बाह्यं क्वाभ्यन्तरं क्व वा ।
क्व स्थूलं क्व च वा सूक्ष्मं स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे kva dūraṃ kva samīpaṃ vā bāhyaṃ kvābhyantaraṃ kva vā |
kva sthūlaṃ kva ca vā sūkṣmaṃ svamahimni sthitasya me
The line
Where is the far, where or the near, where the outer, and where or the inner? Where is the gross, and where or the subtle, of me who stand in my own greatness?
नेपालीमा
आफ्नै महिमामा उभिएको मेरो लागि टाढा कहाँ, नजिक कहाँ, बाहिर कहाँ, भित्र कहाँ? स्थूल कहाँ, सूक्ष्म कहाँ?
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The refrain of his own greatness still closes the line.
Split: kva (क्व) + dūram (दूरम्) + kva (क्व) + samīpam (समीपम्) + vā (वा) + bāhyam (बाह्यम्) + kva (क्व) + abhyantaram (अभ्यन्तरम्) + kva (क्व) + vā (वा) + kva (क्व) + sthūlam (स्थूलम्) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + vā (वा) + sūkṣmam (सूक्ष्मम्) + svamahimni (स्वमहिम्नि) + sthitasya (स्थितस्य) + me (मे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| dūram (दूरम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the far. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| samīpam (समीपम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the near. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| bāhyam (बाह्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the outer. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| abhyantaram (अभ्यन्तरम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the inner. Recited in kvābhyantaram (क्वाभ्यन्तरम्), kva (क्व) plus abhyantaram (अभ्यन्तरम्). |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| sthūlam (स्थूलम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the gross. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| sūkṣmam (सूक्ष्मम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the subtle. |
| 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
Six neuter nominatives are questioned: far, near, outer, inner, gross, subtle. sthitasya (स्थितस्य) agrees with me (मे).
Sanskrit in this line
kva plus abhyantaram is recited kvābhyantaram (क्वाभ्यन्तरम्).
Say it back
Name the far and the near, the outer and the inner, the gross and the subtle.