Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka asks (अध्याय १) / 1.19
1.19
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
यथैवादर्शमध्यस्थे रूपेऽन्तः परितस् तु सः ।
तथैवाऽस्मिन् शरीरेऽन्तः परितः परमेश्वरः yathaivādarśamadhyasthe rūpe 'ntaḥ paritas tu saḥ |
tathaivā 'smin śarīre 'ntaḥ paritaḥ parameśvaraḥ
The line
Just as he is inside the form that stands in the mirror, and all around it, so the supreme lord is inside this body, and all around it.
नेपालीमा
जसरी ऐनाको बीचमा रहेको रूपभित्र र वरिपरि ऊ हुन्छ, त्यसै गरी यस शरीरभित्र र वरिपरि परमेश्वर हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) is still speaking. The formless of the previous line is placed inside the body and around it.
Split: yathā (यथा) + eva (एव) + ādarśamadhyasthe (आदर्शमध्यस्थे) + rūpe (रूपे) + antaḥ (अन्तः) + paritaḥ (परितः) + tu (तु) + saḥ (सः) + tathā (तथा) + eva (एव) + asmin (अस्मिन्) + śarīre (शरीरे) + antaḥ (अन्तः) + paritaḥ (परितः) + parameśvaraḥ (परमेश्वरः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | just as. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| ādarśamadhyasthe (आदर्शमध्यस्थे) | locative singular, masculine | in what stands in the middle of a mirror. ādarśa (आदर्श) is a mirror. madhya (मध्य) is the middle. stha (स्थ) is standing. |
| rūpe (रूपे) | locative singular, neuter | in the form, in the reflection. |
| antaḥ (अन्तः) | indeclinable | inside. |
| paritaḥ (परितः) | indeclinable | all around. Recited paritas before tu (तु). |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and, but. |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| asmin (अस्मिन्) | locative singular, masculine | in this. |
| śarīre (शरीरे) | locative singular, neuter | in the body. |
| antaḥ (अन्तः) | indeclinable | inside. |
| paritaḥ (परितः) | indeclinable | all around. |
| parameśvaraḥ (परमेश्वरः) | nominative singular, masculine | the supreme lord. parama (परम) is supreme. īśvara (ईश्वर) is lord. |
The phrases
yathā (यथा) and tathā (तथा) pair the two pictures. saḥ (सः) is inside and around the reflection. parameśvaraḥ (परमेश्वरः) is inside and around the body. asmin (अस्मिन्) agrees with śarīre (शरीरे).
Sanskrit in this line
yathā (यथा) plus eva plus ādarśa (आदर्श) is yathaivādarśa (यथैवादर्श). rūpe (रूपे) plus antaḥ (अन्तः) is rūpe (रूपे) 'ntaḥ (न्तः). The second half begins tathaivā (तथैवा) 'smin, as this edition prints the avagraha. śarīre (शरीरे) plus antaḥ (अन्तः) is śarīre (शरीरे) 'ntaḥ (न्तः). paritaḥ (परितः) before tu is paritas.
Say it back
Where is the supreme lord, on the model of the mirror?