Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय ७) / 7.5
7.5
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
अहो चिन्मात्रमेवाहमिन्द्रजालोपमं जगत् ।
इति मम कथं कुत्र हेयोपादेयकल्पना aho cinmātram evāham indrajālopamaṃ jagat |
iti mama kathaṃ kutra heyopādeyakalpanā
The line
Ah, I am consciousness alone. The world is like a magic show. This being so, how, and where, is my fancy of what to leave and what to take?
नेपालीमा
अहो, म चेतना मात्र हुँ। जगत् इन्द्रजालजस्तो हो। यसो हुँदा छोड्ने र लिने भन्ने मेरो कल्पना कसरी र कहाँ हुन सक्छ?
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. Chapter 7 ends by asking where the fancy of leaving and taking could be.
Split: aho (अहो) + cinmātram (चिन्मात्रम्) + eva (एव) + aham (अहम्) + indrajālopamam (इन्द्रजालोपमम्) + jagat (जगत्) + iti (इति) + mama (मम) + katham (कथम्) + kutra (कुत्र) + heyopādeyakalpanā (हेयोपादेयकल्पना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aho (अहो) | indeclinable | ah. |
| cinmātram (चिन्मात्रम्) | nominative singular, neuter | consciousness alone. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. Joined to aham (अहम्) as evāham (एवाहम्). |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I. |
| indrajālopamam (इन्द्रजालोपमम्) | nominative singular, neuter | like a magic show. Agrees with jagat (जगत्). |
| jagat (जगत्) | nominative singular, neuter | the world. |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. |
| mama (मम) | genitive singular | of me. |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how? |
| kutra (कुत्र) | indeclinable | where? |
| heyopādeyakalpanā (हेयोपादेयकल्पना) | nominative singular, feminine | the fancy of what is to be left and what is to be taken. |
The phrases
aho introduces two claims inside iti: aham is cinmātram (चिन्मात्रम्) eva, and jagat is indrajālopamam (इन्द्रजालोपमम्). heyopādeyakalpanā (हेयोपादेयकल्पना) belongs to mama, and katham kutra ask how and where it could be.
Sanskrit in this line
cinmātram (चिन्मात्रम्) plus eva plus aham is cinmātram (चिन्मात्रम्) evāham (एवाहम्).
Say it back
What fancy is he unable to place?