Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय २) / 2.12
2.12
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
अहो अहं नमो मह्यमेकोऽहं देहवानपि ।
क्वचिन् न गन्ता नागन्ता व्याप्य विश्वमवस्थितः aho ahaṃ namo mahyam eko 'haṃ dehavān api |
kvacin na gantā nāgantā vyāpya viśvam avasthitaḥ
The line
Ah, I bow to myself. I am one even though I have a body. I am not one who goes anywhere, nor one who fails to go. I abide having pervaded the world.
नेपालीमा
अहो, मलाई नमस्कार। देह भएर पनि म एक हुँ। म कहीँ जाने होइन, नजाने पनि होइन। विश्वलाई व्यापेर रहेको छु।
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The second bow adds body, going, and abiding.
Split: aho (अहो) + aham (अहम्) + namaḥ (नमः) + mahyam (मह्यम्) + ekaḥ (एकः) + aham (अहम्) + dehavān (देहवान्) + api (अपि) + kvacit (क्वचित्) + na (न) + gantā (गन्ता) + na (न) + agantā (अगन्ता) + vyāpya (व्याप्य) + viśvam (विश्वम्) + avasthitaḥ (अवस्थितः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aho (अहो) | indeclinable | ah. |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I. |
| namaḥ (नमः) | indeclinable | homage. Recited namo (नमो) before mahyam (मह्यम्). |
| mahyam (मह्यम्) | dative singular | to me. |
| ekaḥ (एकः) | nominative singular, masculine | one. Recited eko (एको) before aham (अहम्). |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I. |
| dehavān (देहवान्) | nominative singular, masculine | having a body. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| kvacit (क्वचित्) | indeclinable | anywhere. Recited kvacin (क्वचिन्) before na (न). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| gantā (गन्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | one who goes. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| agantā (अगन्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | one who does not go. |
| vyāpya (व्याप्य) | absolutive | having pervaded. |
| viśvam (विश्वम्) | accusative singular, neuter | the world. |
| avasthitaḥ (अवस्थितः) | nominative singular, masculine | abiding. |
The phrases
namaḥ mahyam (नमः मह्यम्) again. aham (अहम्) is ekaḥ (एकः) even while dehavān (देहवान्). na gantā (न गन्ता) and na agantā (न अगन्ता) are both denied, with kvacit (क्वचित्) on the going. avasthitaḥ (अवस्थितः) follows vyāpya viśvam (व्याप्य विश्वम्).
Sanskrit in this line
mahyam plus ekaḥ (एकः) is mahyam ekaḥ (एकः). ekaḥ (एकः) plus aham is eko 'ham. kvacit before na is kvacin. na plus agantā (अगन्ता) is nāgantā (नागन्ता). viśvam (विश्वम्) plus avasthitaḥ (अवस्थितः) joins m to the vowel.
Say it back
What two goers does he deny being?