Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय ३) / 3.5
3.5
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।
मुनेर् जानत आश्चर्यं ममत्वमनुवर्तते sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani |
muner jānata āścaryaṃ mamatvam anuvartate
The line
It is a wonder that the sense of mine still follows the sage who knows the self in all beings and all beings in the self.
नेपालीमा
सबै भूतमा आत्मालाई र आत्मामा सबै भूतलाई चिन्ने मुनिलाई ममत्वले अझै पछ्याइरहनु आश्चर्य हो।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. This is the first of the lines that name a wonder.
Split: sarvabhūteṣu (सर्वभूतेषु) + ca (च) + ātmānam (आत्मानम्) + sarvabhūtāni (सर्वभूतानि) + ca (च) + ātmani (आत्मनि) + muneḥ (मुनेः) + jānataḥ (जानतः) + āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) + mamatvam (ममत्वम्) + anuvartate (अनुवर्तते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvabhūteṣu (सर्वभूतेषु) | locative plural, neuter | in all beings. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| ātmānam (आत्मानम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the self. |
| sarvabhūtāni (सर्वभूतानि) | accusative plural, neuter | all beings. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| ātmani (आत्मनि) | locative singular, masculine | in the self. |
| muneḥ (मुनेः) | genitive singular, masculine | of the sage. Recited muner (मुनेर्) before j (ज्). |
| jānataḥ (जानतः) | genitive singular, masculine | of the one who knows. Agrees with muneḥ (मुनेः). Recited jānata (जानत) before ā (आ). |
| āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | a wonder. |
| mamatvam (ममत्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the sense of mine. |
| anuvartate (अनुवर्तते) | present third person singular | follows. From anu (अनु) plus vṛt (वृत्). |
The phrases
jānataḥ (जानतः) governs both accusatives, ātmānam (आत्मानम्) in sarvabhūteṣu (सर्वभूतेषु) and sarvabhūtāni (सर्वभूतानि) in ātmani (आत्मनि). mamatvam is the subject of anuvartate, and āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) predicates that following. The genitives name whose it is.
Sanskrit in this line
ca before ātmānam (आत्मानम्) and before ātmani (आत्मनि) lengthens to cā (चा). muneḥ (मुनेः) before j is muner. The visarga of jānataḥ (जानतः) drops before āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्).
Say it back
What still follows the sage?