Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय ३) / 3.8
3.8
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
ihāmutra viraktasya nityānityavivekinaḥ | āścaryaṃ mokṣakāmasya mokṣādएva vibhīṣikā
The line
A wonder: for one detached here and in the other world, who discriminates the lasting and the unlasting, who desires liberation, there is fear of liberation itself.
नेपालीमा
इहलोक र परलोकमा विरक्त, नित्य र अनित्य छुट्याउने, मोक्ष चाहनेलाई मोक्षबाटै डर लाग्नु आश्चर्य हो।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The wonder is fear of the very liberation that is wanted.
Split: iha (इह) + amutra (अमुत्र) + viraktasya (विरक्तस्य) + nityānityavivekinaḥ (नित्यानित्यविवेकिनः) + āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) + mokṣakāmasya (मोक्षकामस्य) + mokṣāt (मोक्षात्) + eva (एव) + vibhīṣikā (विभीषिका)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iha (इह) | indeclinable | here. |
| amutra (अमुत्र) | indeclinable | in the other world. |
| viraktasya (विरक्तस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one who is detached. |
| nityānityavivekinaḥ (नित्यानित्यविवेकिनः) | genitive singular, masculine | of one who discriminates the lasting and the unlasting. |
| āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | a wonder. |
| mokṣakāmasya (मोक्षकामस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one who desires liberation. |
| mokṣāt (मोक्षात्) | ablative singular, masculine | from liberation. The edition keeps a space after the voiced final. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | itself. |
| vibhīṣikā (विभीषिका) | nominative singular, feminine | fear. |
The phrases
The three genitives name one person. vibhīṣikā (विभीषिका) is the subject, āścaryam (आश्चर्यम्) the predicate, and mokṣāt (मोक्षात्) eva the source of the fear.
Sanskrit in this line
iha joined to amutra is ihāmutra (इहामुत्र). mokṣāt (मोक्षात्) before eva is voiced to d, and the file keeps a space, so the halant stands and eva begins as its own syllable.
Say it back
Fear of what is the wonder?