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10.5
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
त्वमेकश् चेतनः शुद्धो जडं विश्वमसत् तथा ।
अविद्यापि न किञ्चित् सा का बुभुत्सा तथापि ते tvam ekaś cetanaḥ śuddho jaḍaṃ viśvam asat tathā |
avidyāpi na kiñcit sā kā bubhutsā tathāpi te
The line
You are the one, conscious and pure. The world is inert and unreal. That ignorance too is nothing. What wish to know, even so, is yours?
नेपालीमा
तिमी एक, चेतन र शुद्ध हौ। विश्व जड र असत् हो। त्यो अविद्या पनि केही होइन। तैपनि तिम्रो जान्ने इच्छा के हो?
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. After ignorance is nothing, the wish to know is what remains to ask.
Split: tvam (त्वम्) + ekaḥ (एकः) + cetanaḥ (चेतनः) + śuddhaḥ (शुद्धः) + jaḍam (जडम्) + viśvam (विश्वम्) + asat (असत्) + tathā (तथा) + avidyā (अविद्या) + api (अपि) + na (न) + kiñcit (किञ्चित्) + sā (सा) + kā (का) + bubhutsā (बुभुत्सा) + tathā (तथा) + api (अपि) + te (ते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tvam (त्वम्) | nominative singular | you. |
| ekaḥ (एकः) | nominative singular, masculine | one. Recited ekaś (एकश्) before c (च्). |
| cetanaḥ (चेतनः) | nominative singular, masculine | conscious. Agrees with tvam (त्वम्). |
| śuddhaḥ (शुद्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | pure. Recited śuddho (शुद्धो) before j (ज्). |
| jaḍam (जडम्) | nominative singular, neuter | inert. Agrees with viśvam (विश्वम्). |
| viśvam (विश्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the world. |
| asat (असत्) | nominative singular, neuter | unreal. Agrees with viśvam (विश्वम्). |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| avidyā (अविद्या) | nominative singular, feminine | ignorance. Joined to api (अपि) as avidyāpi (अविद्यापि). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| kiñcit (किञ्चित्) | nominative singular, neuter | anything. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | that. Agrees with avidyā (अविद्या). |
| kā (का) | nominative singular, feminine | what? Agrees with bubhutsā (बुभुत्सा). |
| bubhutsā (बुभुत्सा) | nominative singular, feminine | the wish to know. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. Joined to api (अपि) as tathāpi (तथापि). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| te (ते) | genitive singular | of you. |
The phrases
tvam is ekaḥ (एकः) cetanaḥ (चेतनः) śuddhaḥ (शुद्धः). viśvam (विश्वम्) is jaḍam (जडम्) and asat, confirmed tathā (तथा). sā (सा) avidyā (अविद्या) api is na kiñcit (किञ्चित्). kā (का) bubhutsā (बुभुत्सा) is asked of te, even tathā (तथा) api.
Sanskrit in this line
ekaḥ (एकः) before cetanaḥ (चेतनः) is ekaś (एकश्). śuddhaḥ (शुद्धः) before j is śuddho (शुद्धो). avidyā (अविद्या) plus api is avidyāpi (अविद्यापि). kiñcit (किञ्चित्) before sā (सा) keeps t. tathā (तथा) plus api is tathāpi (तथापि).
Say it back
What is asked about as still yours?