Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय ३) / 3.1
3.1
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
अविनाशिनमात्मानमेकं विज्ञाय तत्त्वतः ।
तवात्मज्ञानस्य धीरस्य कथमर्थार्जने रतिः avināśinam ātmānam ekaṃ vijñāya tattvataḥ |
tavātmajñānasya dhīrasya katham arthārjane ratiḥ
The line
Having known the one indestructible self in truth, how is there delight in gathering wealth for you, the steady one who knows the self?
नेपालीमा
अविनाशी एक आत्मालाई तत्त्वतः जानिसकेपछि, आत्मज्ञान भएका धीर तिमीलाई धन जोड्ने काममा रमाइलो कसरी लाग्छ?
Where it sits
Astavakra speaks. aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) uvāca (उवाच) is printed before the verse and is not numbered. Chapter 3 opens on this question to the steady knower.
Split: avināśinam (अविनाशिनम्) + ātmānam (आत्मानम्) + ekam (एकम्) + vijñāya (विज्ञाय) + tattvataḥ (तत्त्वतः) + tava (तव) + ātmajñānasya (आत्मज्ञानस्य) + dhīrasya (धीरस्य) + katham (कथम्) + arthārjane (अर्थार्जने) + ratiḥ (रतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avināśinam (अविनाशिनम्) | accusative singular, masculine | indestructible. |
| ātmānam (आत्मानम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the self. |
| ekam (एकम्) | accusative singular, masculine | one. Agrees with ātmānam (आत्मानम्). |
| vijñāya (विज्ञाय) | absolutive | having known. From vi (वि) plus jñā (ज्ञा). |
| tattvataḥ (तत्त्वतः) | indeclinable | in truth. |
| tava (तव) | genitive singular | of you. |
| ātmajñānasya (आत्मज्ञानस्य) | genitive singular, neuter | of knowledge of the self. |
| dhīrasya (धीरस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the steady one. |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how? |
| arthārjane (अर्थार्जने) | locative singular, neuter | in the gathering of wealth. |
| ratiḥ (रतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | delight. |
The phrases
vijñāya (विज्ञाय) takes the three accusatives. The genitives tava (तव), ātmajñānasya (आत्मज्ञानस्य), and dhīrasya (धीरस्य) name one person. ratiḥ (रतिः) is the thing asked about, and arthārjane (अर्थार्जने) is its place.
Sanskrit in this line
tava joined to ātma (आत्म) is tavātma (तवात्म). katham before artha keeps the anusvara and is one run in the file.
Say it back
Where does the delight sit?