Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय २) / 2.25
2.25
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
मय्यनन्तमहाम्भोधावाश्चर्यं जीववीचयः ।
उद्यन्ति घ्नन्ति खेलन्ति प्रविशन्ति स्वभावतः mayy anantamahāmbhodhāv āścaryaṃ jīvavīcayaḥ |
udyanti ghnanti khelanti praviśanti svabhāvataḥ
The line
In me, the endless great ocean, a marvel: the waves that are living beings. They rise, they strike, they play, they enter, by their own nature.
नेपालीमा
आश्चर्य! अनन्त महासागररूपी ममा जीवरूपी लहरहरू आफ्नै स्वभावले उठ्छन्, हिर्काउँछन्, खेल्छन्, पस्छन्।
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The chapter ends on the waves in the same ocean, with no further command.
Split: mayi (मयि) + anantamahāmbhodhau (अनन्तमहाम्भोधौ) + āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) + jīvavīcayaḥ (जीववीचयः) + udyanti (उद्यन्ति) + ghnanti (घ्नन्ति) + khelanti (खेलन्ति) + praviśanti (प्रविशन्ति) + svabhāvataḥ (स्वभावतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mayi (मयि) | locative singular | in me. |
| anantamahāmbhodhau (अनन्तमहाम्भोधौ) | locative singular, masculine | in the endless great ocean. Recited anantamahāmbhodhāv (अनन्तमहाम्भोधाव्) before āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्). |
| āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | a marvel. |
| jīvavīcayaḥ (जीववीचयः) | nominative plural, masculine | waves that are living beings. jīva (जीव) is a living being. vīci (वीचि) is a wave. |
| udyanti (उद्यन्ति) | present third person plural | they rise. From ud (उद्) plus i (इ). |
| ghnanti (घ्नन्ति) | present third person plural | they strike. From han (हन्). |
| khelanti (खेलन्ति) | present third person plural | they play. From khel (खेल्). |
| praviśanti (प्रविशन्ति) | present third person plural | they enter. pra (प्र) plus viś (विश्). |
| svabhāvataḥ (स्वभावतः) | indeclinable | by their own nature. |
The phrases
The place is mayi anantamahāmbhodhau (मयि अनन्तमहाम्भोधौ) once more. jīvavīcayaḥ (जीववीचयः) is the plural subject of the four verbs. āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) is singular beside that plural, the one marvel they are. svabhāvataḥ (स्वभावतः) gives the manner of all four verbs.
Sanskrit in this line
anantamahāmbhodhau (अनन्तमहाम्भोधौ) before āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) is anantamahāmbhodhāv (अनन्तमहाम्भोधाव्), because au plus ā (आ) becomes āv (आव्). mayi plus ananta is mayy ananta.
Say it back
Name the four things the waves do.