Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय ८) / 8.3
8.3
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
तदा बन्धो यदा चित्तं सक्तं कास्वपि दृष्टिषु ।
तदा मोक्षो यदा चित्तमसक्तं सर्वदृष्टिषु tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ saktaṃ kāsv api dṛṣṭiṣu |
tadā mokṣo yadā cittam asaktaṃ sarvadṛṣṭiṣu
The line
Bondage is then, when the mind is attached to one view or another. Liberation is then, when the mind is unattached in all views.
नेपालीमा
जब चित्त कुनै दृष्टिमा आसक्त हुन्छ, तब बन्धन हो। जब चित्त सबै दृष्टिमा अनासक्त हुन्छ, तब मोक्ष हो।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Attachment to a view is the bondage, and its absence is the freedom.
Split: tadā (तदा) + bandhaḥ (बन्धः) + yadā (यदा) + cittam (चित्तम्) + saktam (सक्तम्) + kāsu (कासु) + api (अपि) + dṛṣṭiṣu (दृष्टिषु) + tadā (तदा) + mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) + yadā (यदा) + cittam (चित्तम्) + asaktam (असक्तम्) + sarvadṛṣṭiṣu (सर्वदृष्टिषु)
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. |
| saktam (सक्तम्) | past participle, nominative singular, neuter | attached. Agrees with cittam (चित्तम्). |
| kāsu (कासु) | locative plural, feminine | in which. Recited kāsv (कास्व्) before a (अ). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | some, any. |
| dṛṣṭiṣu (दृष्टिषु) | locative plural, feminine | in views. |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | liberation. Recited mokṣo (मोक्षो) before y (य्). |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when. |
| cittam (चित्तम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the mind. |
| asaktam (असक्तम्) | past participle, nominative singular, neuter | unattached. Agrees with cittam (चित्तम्). |
| sarvadṛṣṭiṣu (सर्वदृष्टिषु) | locative plural, feminine | in all views. |
The phrases
Two parallel yadā (यदा) clauses. saktam agrees with the first cittam and is located in kāsu (कासु) api dṛṣṭiṣu (दृष्टिषु), timed to bandhaḥ (बन्धः). asaktam agrees with the second cittam in sarvadṛṣṭiṣu (सर्वदृष्टिषु), timed to mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः).
Sanskrit in this line
kāsu (कासु) before api is kāsv (कास्व्). bandhaḥ (बन्धः) before y is bandho, and mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) before y is mokṣo (मोक्षो).
Say it back
When is it liberation, in this line?