Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय ३) / 3.4
3.4
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
श्रुत्वापि शुद्धचैतन्य आत्मानमतिसुन्दरम् ।
उपस्थेऽत्यन्तसंसक्तो मालिन्यमधिगच्छति śrutvāpi śuddhacaitanya ātmānam atisundaram |
upasthe 'tyantasaṃsakto mālinyam adhigacchati
The line
Even having heard the self, pure consciousness, exceedingly beautiful, one who is exceedingly attached at the sexual organ reaches impurity.
नेपालीमा
शुद्ध चेतना, अति सुन्दर आत्मालाई सुनेर पनि, उपस्थमा अत्यन्त आसक्त व्यक्ति मलिनतामा पुग्छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The line names attachment at the sexual organ.
Split: śrutvā (श्रुत्वा) + api (अपि) + śuddhacaitanyam (शुद्धचैतन्यम्) + ātmānam (आत्मानम्) + atisundaram (अतिसुन्दरम्) + upasthe (उपस्थे) + atyantasaṃsaktaḥ (अत्यन्तसंसक्तः) + mālinyam (मालिन्यम्) + adhigacchati (अधिगच्छति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrutvā (श्रुत्वा) | absolutive | having heard. From śru (श्रु). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| śuddhacaitanyam (शुद्धचैतन्यम्) | accusative singular, neuter | pure consciousness. This edition prints the word without the final anusvara. |
| ātmānam (आत्मानम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the self. |
| atisundaram (अतिसुन्दरम्) | accusative singular, masculine | exceedingly beautiful. Agrees with ātmānam (आत्मानम्). |
| upasthe (उपस्थे) | locative singular, masculine | at the sexual organ. |
| atyantasaṃsaktaḥ (अत्यन्तसंसक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | one exceedingly attached. Recited atyantasaṃsakto (अत्यन्तसंसक्तो) before m (म्). |
| mālinyam (मालिन्यम्) | accusative singular, neuter | impurity. |
| adhigacchati (अधिगच्छति) | present third person singular | reaches. From adhi (अधि) plus gam (गम्). |
The phrases
śrutvā (श्रुत्वा) takes ātmānam (आत्मानम्), and śuddhacaitanyam (शुद्धचैतन्यम्) and atisundaram agree with it. atyantasaṃsaktaḥ (अत्यन्तसंसक्तः) is the subject of adhigacchati, upasthe is where the attachment sits, and mālinyam (मालिन्यम्) is the object.
Sanskrit in this line
The file prints śuddhacaitanya (शुद्धचैतन्य) with no anusvara before ātmānam (आत्मानम्). The table restores śuddhacaitanyam (शुद्धचैतन्यम्). upasthe before atyanta keeps the avagraha.
Say it back
What does the attached one reach?