Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय २०) / 20.9
20.9
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
क्व विक्षेपः क्व चैकाग्र्यं क्व निर्बोधः क्व मूढता ।
क्व हर्षः क्व विषादो वा सर्वदा निष्क्रियस्य मे kva vikṣepaḥ kva caikāgryaṃ kva nirbodhaḥ kva mūḍhatā |
kva harṣaḥ kva viṣādo vā sarvadā niṣkriyasya me
The line
Where is scattering, and where single focus, where no awareness, and where bewilderment? Where is joy, or where sadness, of me who am always without action?
नेपालीमा
सधैँ कर्म नगर्ने मेरो लागि छरिनु कहाँ छ, एकै ठाउँमा लाग्नु कहाँ छ, बोध नहुनु कहाँ छ, मूर्ख हुनु कहाँ छ? हर्ष कहाँ छ, खिन्नता कहाँ छ?
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. Scattering and joy are asked of the one without action.
Split: kva (क्व) + vikṣepaḥ (विक्षेपः) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्) + kva (क्व) + nirbodhaḥ (निर्बोधः) + kva (क्व) + mūḍhatā (मूढता) + kva (क्व) + harṣaḥ (हर्षः) + kva (क्व) + viṣādaḥ (विषादः) + vā (वा) + sarvadā (सर्वदा) + niṣkriyasya (निष्क्रियस्य) + me (मे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| vikṣepaḥ (विक्षेपः) | nominative singular, masculine | scattering. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | single focus. Recited in caikāgryam (चैकाग्र्यम्), ca (च) plus ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्). |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| nirbodhaḥ (निर्बोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | no awareness. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| mūḍhatā (मूढता) | nominative singular, feminine | bewilderment. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| harṣaḥ (हर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | joy. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| viṣādaḥ (विषादः) | nominative singular, masculine | sadness. Recited viṣādo (विषादो) before vā (वा). |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| sarvadā (सर्वदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| niṣkriyasya (निष्क्रियस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one without action. Agrees with me (मे). |
| me (मे) | genitive singular | of me. |
The phrases
Six nominatives are questioned. niṣkriyasya (निष्क्रियस्य) agrees with me (मे), and sarvadā (सर्वदा) marks that genitive.
Sanskrit in this line
ca plus ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्) is caikāgryam (चैकाग्र्यम्). viṣādaḥ (विषादः) before vā (वा) is viṣādo (विषादो).
Say it back
What is asked beside scattering?