Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय ४) / 4.1
4.1
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
हन्तात्मज्ञानस्य धीरस्य खेलतो भोगलीलया ।
न हि संसारवाहीकैर् मूढैः सह समानता hantātmajñānasya dhīrasya khelato bhogalīlayā |
na hi saṃsāravāhīkair mūḍhaiḥ saha samānatā
The line
Ah, for the steady one of knowledge of the self who plays with the sport of enjoyment, there is indeed no sameness with the confused who are carried along by the world.
नेपालीमा
अहो, आत्मज्ञान भएको धीर भोगको खेल खेल्छ। संसारले बगाएका मूढहरूसँग उसको समानता हुँदैन।
Where it sits
Janaka speaks. janaka uvāca (उवाच) is printed before the verse and is not numbered. Chapter 4 opens with his answer.
Split: hanta (हन्त) + ātmajñānasya (आत्मज्ञानस्य) + dhīrasya (धीरस्य) + khelataḥ (खेलतः) + bhogalīlayā (भोगलीलया) + na (न) + hi (हि) + saṃsāravāhīkaiḥ (संसारवाहीकैः) + mūḍhaiḥ (मूढैः) + saha (सह) + samānatā (समानता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hanta (हन्त) | indeclinable | ah. |
| ātmajñānasya (आत्मज्ञानस्य) | genitive singular, neuter | of knowledge of the self. |
| dhīrasya (धीरस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the steady one. |
| khelataḥ (खेलतः) | present participle, genitive singular, masculine | of one playing. Recited khelato (खेलतो) before bh (भ्). |
| bhogalīlayā (भोगलीलया) | instrumental singular, feminine | with the play of enjoyment. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| saṃsāravāhīkaiḥ (संसारवाहीकैः) | instrumental plural, masculine | with those carried by the world. Recited saṃsāravāhīkair (संसारवाहीकैर्) before m (म्). |
| mūḍhaiḥ (मूढैः) | instrumental plural, masculine | with the confused. Agrees with saṃsāravāhīkaiḥ (संसारवाहीकैः). |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with. |
| samānatā (समानता) | nominative singular, feminine | sameness. |
The phrases
hanta marks the claim. The genitives name the steady player, and bhogalīlayā (भोगलीलया) is how he plays. samānatā (समानता) is the subject, na hi negates it, and saha takes the instrumentals.
Sanskrit in this line
hanta joined to ātma (आत्म) is hantātma (हन्तात्म). khelataḥ (खेलतः) before bh is khelato. The visarga of saṃsāravāhīkaiḥ (संसारवाहीकैः) before m is r.
Say it back
With whom is sameness denied?