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3.7
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
उद्भूतं ज्ञानदुर्मित्रमवधार्यातिदुर्बलः ।
आश्चर्यं काममाकाङ्क्षेत् कालमन्तमनुश्रितः udbhūtaṃ jñānadurmitram avadhāryātidurbalaḥ |
āścaryaṃ kāmam ākāṅkṣet kālam antam anuśritaḥ
The line
A wonder: the exceedingly weak one, having determined the arisen bad friend that is knowledge, would still long for desire, he who has resorted to time, the end.
नेपालीमा
उदय भएको ज्ञानरूपी दुर्मित्रलाई निश्चय गरेर पनि, काल अर्थात् अन्त्यको शरणमा पुगेको अति दुर्बल व्यक्ति कामको इच्छा गर्नु आश्चर्य हो।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The wonder is the longing that remains after the determination.
Split: udbhūtam (उद्भूतम्) + jñānadurmitram (ज्ञानदुर्मित्रम्) + avadhārya (अवधार्य) + atidurbalaḥ (अतिदुर्बलः) + āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) + kāmam (कामम्) + ākāṅkṣet (आकाङ्क्षेत्) + kālam (कालम्) + antam (अन्तम्) + anuśritaḥ (अनुश्रितः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| udbhūtam (उद्भूतम्) | past participle, accusative singular, neuter | arisen. Agrees with jñānadurmitram (ज्ञानदुर्मित्रम्). |
| jñānadurmitram (ज्ञानदुर्मित्रम्) | accusative singular, neuter | knowledge as a bad friend. |
| avadhārya (अवधार्य) | absolutive | having determined. From ava (अव) plus dhṛ (धृ). |
| atidurbalaḥ (अतिदुर्बलः) | nominative singular, masculine | the exceedingly weak one. |
| āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | a wonder. |
| kāmam (कामम्) | accusative singular, masculine | desire. |
| ākāṅkṣet (आकाङ्क्षेत्) | optative third person singular | would long for. From ā (आ) plus kāṅkṣ (काङ्क्ष्). |
| kālam (कालम्) | accusative singular, masculine | time. |
| antam (अन्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the end. |
| anuśritaḥ (अनुश्रितः) | past participle, nominative singular, masculine | one who has resorted to. |
The phrases
avadhārya (अवधार्य) takes jñānadurmitram (ज्ञानदुर्मित्रम्), with udbhūtam (उद्भूतम्) agreeing. atidurbalaḥ (अतिदुर्बलः) is the subject of ākāṅkṣet (आकाङ्क्षेत्), and kāmam (कामम्) is its object. anuśritaḥ (अनुश्रितः) agrees with the subject and takes kālam (कालम्) and antam.
Sanskrit in this line
avadhārya (अवधार्य) joined to ati is avadhāryāti (अवधार्याति). kāmam (कामम्) before ākāṅkṣet (आकाङ्क्षेत्) and kālam (कालम्) before antam keep the anusvara in one run.
Say it back
What would the weak one still long for?