Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय ७) / 7.2
7.2
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
मय्यनन्तमहाम्भोधौ जगद्वीचिः स्वभावतः ।
उदेतु वास्तमायातु न मे वृद्धिर् न च क्षतिः mayy anantamahāmbhodhau jagadvīciḥ svabhāvataḥ |
udetu vāstam āyātu na me vṛddhir na ca kṣatiḥ
The line
In me, the endless great ocean, let the wave of the world rise from its own nature, or let it come to setting. For me there is no increase and no loss.
नेपालीमा
अनन्त महासागररूपी ममा जगत्रूपी लहर स्वभावले उठोस् वा अस्ताओस्। ममा वृद्धि छैन, क्षति पनि छैन।
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The wave may rise or set, and neither changes him.
Split: mayi (मयि) + anantamahāmbhodhau (अनन्तमहाम्भोधौ) + jagadvīciḥ (जगद्वीचिः) + svabhāvataḥ (स्वभावतः) + udetu (उदेतु) + vā (वा) + astam (अस्तम्) + āyātu (आयातु) + na (न) + me (मे) + vṛddhiḥ (वृद्धिः) + na (न) + ca (च) + kṣatiḥ (क्षतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mayi (मयि) | locative singular | in me. Recited mayy (मय्य्) before a (अ). |
| anantamahāmbhodhau (अनन्तमहाम्भोधौ) | locative singular, masculine | in the endless great ocean. |
| jagadvīciḥ (जगद्वीचिः) | nominative singular, feminine | the wave of the world. |
| svabhāvataḥ (स्वभावतः) | indeclinable | from its own nature. |
| udetu (उदेतु) | imperative third person singular | let it rise. From ud (उद्) plus i (इ). |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. Joined to astam (अस्तम्) as vāstam (वास्तम्). |
| astam (अस्तम्) | accusative singular, neuter | setting. |
| āyātu (आयातु) | imperative third person singular | let it come. From ā (आ) plus yā (या). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| me (मे) | genitive singular | of me. |
| vṛddhiḥ (वृद्धिः) | nominative singular, feminine | increase. Recited vṛddhir (वृद्धिर्) before n (न्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| kṣatiḥ (क्षतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | loss. |
The phrases
The locatives are the place, as in the line before. jagadvīciḥ (जगद्वीचिः) is the subject of both imperatives, source svabhāvataḥ (स्वभावतः). vā (वा) alternates udetu with astam āyātu (आयातु). na denies vṛddhiḥ (वृद्धिः) for me, and na ca denies kṣatiḥ (क्षतिः).
Sanskrit in this line
vā (वा) plus astam is vāstam (वास्तम्). vṛddhiḥ (वृद्धिः) before na is vṛddhir (वृद्धिर्).
Say it back
What two results are denied for him?