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3.6
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
आस्थितः परमाद्वैतं मोक्षार्थेऽपि व्यवस्थितः ।
आश्चर्यं कामवशगो विकलः केलिशिक्षया āsthitaḥ paramādvaitaṃ mokṣārthe 'pi vyavasthitaḥ |
āścaryaṃ kāmavaśago vikalaḥ keliśikṣayā
The line
A wonder: one who has taken his stand in the supreme nondual, settled even in the aim of liberation, is unsteady, gone to the power of desire, by instruction in play.
नेपालीमा
परम अद्वैतमा अडेको, मोक्षको उद्देश्यमा समेत स्थिर व्यक्ति खेलको शिक्षाले कामको वशमा परेर विकल हुनु आश्चर्य हो।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Another wonder, this one about someone already settled.
Split: āsthitaḥ (आस्थितः) + paramādvaitam (परमाद्वैतम्) + mokṣārthe (मोक्षार्थे) + api (अपि) + vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) + āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) + kāmavaśagaḥ (कामवशगः) + vikalaḥ (विकलः) + keliśikṣayā (केलिशिक्षया)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āsthitaḥ (आस्थितः) | past participle, nominative singular, masculine | one who has taken his stand. |
| paramādvaitam (परमाद्वैतम्) | accusative singular, neuter | the supreme nondual. |
| mokṣārthe (मोक्षार्थे) | locative singular, masculine | in the aim of liberation. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) | past participle, nominative singular, masculine | settled. |
| āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | a wonder. |
| kāmavaśagaḥ (कामवशगः) | nominative singular, masculine | one gone to the power of desire. Recited kāmavaśago (कामवशगो) before v (व्). |
| vikalaḥ (विकलः) | nominative singular, masculine | unsteady. |
| keliśikṣayā (केलिशिक्षया) | instrumental singular, feminine | by instruction in play. |
The phrases
āsthitaḥ (आस्थितः) takes paramādvaitam (परमाद्वैतम्). vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) agrees with it, and api includes mokṣārthe (मोक्षार्थे). kāmavaśagaḥ (कामवशगः) and vikalaḥ (विकलः) are the same subject, keliśikṣayā (केलिशिक्षया) the cause, āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) the predicate.
Sanskrit in this line
mokṣārthe (मोक्षार्थे) before api keeps the avagraha. kāmavaśagaḥ (कामवशगः) before v is kāmavaśago (कामवशगो).
Say it back
By what does the settled one become unsteady?