Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय १३) / 13.2
13.2
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
कुत्रापि खेदः कायस्य जिह्वा कुत्रापि खिद्यते ।
मनः कुत्रापि तत् त्यक्त्वा पुरुषार्थे स्थितः सुखम् kutrāpi khedaḥ kāyasya jihvā kutrāpi khidyate |
manaḥ kutrāpi tat tyaktvā puruṣārthe sthitaḥ sukham
The line
Where is weariness of the body, where does the tongue grow weary, where the mind? Having left that, one abides at ease in the aim of a person.
नेपालीमा
शरीरको थकान कहाँ, जिब्रो कहाँ थाक्छ, मन कहाँ? त्यो त्यागेर मानिस पुरुषार्थमा सुखसँग स्थित हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. Body, tongue, and mind are what the sitting leaves behind.
Split: kva (क्व) + api (अपि) + khedaḥ (खेदः) + kāyasya (कायस्य) + jihvā (जिह्वा) + kva (क्व) + api (अपि) + khidyate (खिद्यते) + manaḥ (मनः) + kva (क्व) + api (अपि) + tat (तत्) + tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) + puruṣārthe (पुरुषार्थे) + sthitaḥ (स्थितः) + sukham (सुखम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. With kva (क्व), recited kutrāpi (कुत्रापि). |
| khedaḥ (खेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | weariness. |
| kāyasya (कायस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the body. With khedaḥ (खेदः). |
| jihvā (जिह्वा) | nominative singular, feminine | the tongue. Subject of khidyate (खिद्यते). |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| khidyate (खिद्यते) | present third person singular | grows weary. From khid (खिद्). |
| manaḥ (मनः) | nominative singular, neuter | the mind. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| tat (तत्) | accusative singular, neuter | that. The weariness just named. Object of tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा). Recited tat (तत्) before tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा). |
| tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) | absolutive | having left. From tyaj (त्यज्). |
| puruṣārthe (पुरुषार्थे) | locative singular, masculine | in the aim of a person. Read from arthe (अर्थे). |
| sthitaḥ (स्थितः) | nominative singular, masculine | set, abiding. Agrees with the speaker. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. |
The phrases
Three kva (क्व) api (अपि): khedaḥ (खेदः) of kāyasya (कायस्य), jihvā (जिह्वा) khidyate (खिद्यते), and manaḥ (मनः). tat (तत्) gathers them as the object of tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा). sthitaḥ (स्थितः) is located puruṣārthe (पुरुषार्थे), and sukham (सुखम्) is the manner.
Sanskrit in this line
Each kva (क्व) plus api (अपि) is kutrāpi (कुत्रापि). tat (तत्) plus tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) is tattyaktvā (तत्त्यक्त्वा).
Say it back
What three are asked about weariness, and where does he then abide?