Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय ७) / 7.3
7.3
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
मय्यनन्तमहाम्भोधौ विश्वं नाम विकल्पना ।
अतिशान्तो निराकार एतदेवाहमास्थितः mayy anantamahāmbhodhau viśvaṃ nāma vikalpanā |
atiśānto nirākāra etad evāham āsthitaḥ
The line
In me, the endless great ocean, the world is only an imagining. Utterly quiet, without form, this alone is the stand I have taken.
नेपालीमा
अनन्त महासागररूपी ममा विश्व नामको कल्पना मात्र हो। अति शान्त र निराकार भएर म यही अवस्थामा स्थित छु।
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. He names the stand he has taken.
Split: mayi (मयि) + anantamahāmbhodhau (अनन्तमहाम्भोधौ) + viśvam (विश्वम्) + nāma (नाम) + vikalpanā (विकल्पना) + atiśāntaḥ (अतिशान्तः) + nirākāraḥ (निराकारः) + etat (एतत्) + eva (एव) + aham (अहम्) + āsthitaḥ (आस्थितः)
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. |
| viśvam (विश्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the world. |
| nāma (नाम) | indeclinable | only, by name. |
| vikalpanā (विकल्पना) | nominative singular, feminine | an imagining. |
| atiśāntaḥ (अतिशान्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | utterly quiet. Recited atiśānto (अतिशान्तो) before n (न्). |
| nirākāraḥ (निराकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | without form. Recited nirākāra (निराकार) before e (ए). |
| etat (एतत्) | nominative singular, neuter | this. Recited etad (एतद्) before e (ए). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. Joined to aham (अहम्) as evāham (एवाहम्). |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I. |
| āsthitaḥ (आस्थितः) | past participle, nominative singular, masculine | have taken my stand. Agrees with aham (अहम्). |
The phrases
In the same ocean, viśvam (विश्वम्) is vikalpanā (विकल्पना), marked nāma (नाम). atiśāntaḥ (अतिशान्तः) and nirākāraḥ (निराकारः) agree with aham. etat eva is the stand, and āsthitaḥ (आस्थितः) says he has taken it.
Sanskrit in this line
atiśāntaḥ (अतिशान्तः) before n is atiśānto (अतिशान्तो). The visarga of nirākāraḥ (निराकारः) drops before e. etat plus eva plus aham is etad evāham (एवाहम्).
Say it back
What is the world, in this line?