Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय ८) / 8.1
8.1
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
तदा बन्धो यदा चित्तं किञ्चिद् वाञ्छति शोचति ।
किञ्चिन् मुञ्चति गृह्णाति किञ्चिद् धृष्यति कुप्यति tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ kiñcid vāñchati śocati |
kiñcin muñcati gṛhṇāti kiñcid dhṛṣyati kupyati
The line
Bondage is then, when the mind desires something, grieves, releases something, grasps, is thrilled at something, and is angry.
नेपालीमा
जब चित्त केही चाहन्छ, शोक गर्छ, केही छोड्छ, लिन्छ, केहीमा हर्षिन्छ, रिसाउँछ, तब बन्धन हो।
Where it sits
Astavakra speaks. aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) uvāca (उवाच) is printed before the verse and is not numbered. Chapter 8 opens by timing bondage to the mind.
Split: tadā (तदा) + bandhaḥ (बन्धः) + yadā (यदा) + cittam (चित्तम्) + kiñcit (किञ्चित्) + vāñchati (वाञ्छति) + śocati (शोचति) + kiñcit (किञ्चित्) + muñcati (मुञ्चति) + gṛhṇāti (गृह्णाति) + kiñcit (किञ्चित्) + hṛṣyati (हृष्यति) + kupyati (कुप्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| bandhaḥ (बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | bondage. Recited bandho (बन्धो) before y (य्). |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when. |
| cittam (चित्तम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the mind. |
| kiñcit (किञ्चित्) | accusative singular, neuter | something. Recited kiñcid (किञ्चिद्) before v (व्). |
| vāñchati (वाञ्छति) | present third person singular | desires. From vāñch (वाञ्छ्). |
| śocati (शोचति) | present third person singular | grieves. From śuc (शुच्). |
| kiñcit (किञ्चित्) | accusative singular, neuter | something. Recited kiñcin (किञ्चिन्) before m (म्). |
| muñcati (मुञ्चति) | present third person singular | releases. From muc (मुच्). |
| gṛhṇāti (गृह्णाति) | present third person singular | grasps. From grah (ग्रह्). |
| kiñcit (किञ्चित्) | accusative singular, neuter | something. Recited kiñcid (किञ्चिद्) before h (ह्), and the file doubles the consonant. |
| hṛṣyati (हृष्यति) | present third person singular | is thrilled. From hṛṣ (हृष्). |
| kupyati (कुप्यति) | present third person singular | is angry. |
The phrases
yadā (यदा) gives the time of the six verbs, all with subject cittam. Each kiñcit (किञ्चित्) is an object of the verbs beside it. tadā (तदा) places bandhaḥ (बन्धः) at that time.
Sanskrit in this line
The third kiñcit (किञ्चित्) before hṛṣyati (हृष्यति) is voiced, and the file doubles the consonant: kiñcid (किञ्चिद्) dhṛṣyati (धृष्यति). The second kiñcit (किञ्चित्) before m is kiñcin (किञ्चिन्).
Say it back
When is it bondage?