Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय ८) / 8.2
8.2
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
तदा मुक्तिर् यदा चित्तं न वाञ्छति न शोचति ।
न मुञ्चति न गृह्णाति न हृष्यति न कुप्यति tadā muktir yadā cittaṃ na vāñchati na śocati |
na muñcati na gṛhṇāti na hṛṣyati na kupyati
The line
Liberation is then, when the mind does not desire, does not grieve, does not release, does not grasp, is not thrilled, and is not angry.
नेपालीमा
जब चित्त चाहँदैन, शोक गर्दैन, छोड्दैन, लिँदैन, हर्षिँदैन, रिसाउँदैन, तब मुक्ति हो।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The same six acts, each denied, are liberation.
Split: tadā (तदा) + muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) + yadā (यदा) + cittam (चित्तम्) + na (न) + vāñchati (वाञ्छति) + na (न) + śocati (शोचति) + na (न) + muñcati (मुञ्चति) + na (न) + gṛhṇāti (गृह्णाति) + na (न) + hṛṣyati (हृष्यति) + na (न) + kupyati (कुप्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | liberation. Recited muktir (मुक्तिर्) before y (य्). |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when. |
| cittam (चित्तम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the mind. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| vāñchati (वाञ्छति) | present third person singular | desires. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| śocati (शोचति) | present third person singular | grieves. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| muñcati (मुञ्चति) | present third person singular | releases. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| gṛhṇāti (गृह्णाति) | present third person singular | grasps. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| hṛṣyati (हृष्यति) | present third person singular | is thrilled. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| kupyati (कुप्यति) | present third person singular | is angry. |
The phrases
The same six verbs as the line before, each under its own na, still with subject cittam. yadā (यदा) times them, and tadā (तदा) places muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) there. The kiñcit (किञ्चित्) of the previous line is not repeated.
Sanskrit in this line
muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) before yadā (यदा) is muktir.
Say it back
Which six acts does the mind not do?