Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय २) / 2.2
2.2
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
यथा प्रकाशयाम्येको देहमेनं तथा जगत् ।
अतो मम जगत् सर्वमथवा न च किञ्चन yathā prakāśayāmy eko deham enaṃ tathā jagat |
ato mama jagat sarvam athavā na ca kiñcana
The line
Just as I alone illumine this body, so the world. Therefore the whole world is mine, or else not a thing is.
नेपालीमा
जसरी म एक्लै यो शरीर प्रकाशित गर्छु, त्यसै गरी जगत्लाई पनि प्रकाशित गर्छु। त्यसैले सारा जगत् मेरो हो, अथवा केही पनि मेरो होइन।
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The first consequence he draws is about the world and himself.
Split: yathā (यथा) + prakāśayāmi (प्रकाशयामि) + ekaḥ (एकः) + deham (देहम्) + enam (एनम्) + tathā (तथा) + jagat (जगत्) + ataḥ (अतः) + mama (मम) + jagat (जगत्) + sarvam (सर्वम्) + athavā (अथवा) + na (न) + ca (च) + kiñcana (किञ्चन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | just as. |
| prakāśayāmi (प्रकाशयामि) | present first person singular | I illumine. Causative of prakāś (प्रकाश्). |
| ekaḥ (एकः) | nominative singular, masculine | alone. Recited eko (एको) before deham (देहम्). |
| deham (देहम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the body. |
| enam (एनम्) | accusative singular, masculine | this. Agrees with deham (देहम्). |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| jagat (जगत्) | accusative singular, neuter | the world. Object of prakāśayāmi (प्रकाशयामि). |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore. Recited ato (अतो) before mama (मम). |
| mama (मम) | genitive singular | of me, mine. |
| jagat (जगत्) | nominative singular, neuter | the world. |
| sarvam (सर्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | whole. Agrees with jagat (जगत्). |
| athavā (अथवा) | indeclinable | or else. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| kiñcana (किञ्चन) | nominative singular, neuter | anything. |
The phrases
yathā (यथा) and tathā (तथा) share prakāśayāmi (प्रकाशयामि). ekaḥ (एकः) is the subject. deham enam (देहमेनम्) and jagat (जगत्) are the two objects. ataḥ (अतः) draws the consequence: jagat sarvam (जगत् सर्वम्) is mama (मम), or kiñcana (किञ्चन) with na (न).
Sanskrit in this line
prakāśayāmi (प्रकाशयामि) plus ekaḥ (एकः) is prakāśayāmy (प्रकाशयाम्य्) ekaḥ (एकः), because i plus e becomes y. ataḥ (अतः) before mama is ato.
Say it back
What two alternatives does he leave standing?