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16.8
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
pravṛttau jāyate rāgo nirvṛttau dveṣa eva hi | nirdvandvo bālavad dhīmānएvam eva vyavasthitaḥ
The line
Passion arises in activity, and aversion indeed in withdrawal. The wise one, free of pairs, like a child, is settled just so.
नेपालीमा
प्रवृत्तिमा राग जन्मिन्छ, निवृत्तिमा द्वेष नै। द्वन्द्वरहित धीमान् बालकझैँ यसरी नै स्थित हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) is still speaking. Passion and aversion are located, and the wise one stands outside both.
Split: pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) + jāyate (जायते) + rāgaḥ (रागः) + nirvṛttau (निर्वृत्तौ) + dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) + eva (एव) + hi (हि) + nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः) + bālavat (बालवत्) + dhīmān (धीमान्) + evam (एवम्) + eva (एव) + vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) | locative singular, feminine | in activity. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present third person singular | arises. |
| rāgaḥ (रागः) | nominative singular, masculine | liking, passion. Recited rāgo (रागो) before nirvṛttau (निर्वृत्तौ). Subject of jāyate (जायते). |
| nirvṛttau (निर्वृत्तौ) | locative singular, feminine | in withdrawal. |
| dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | aversion. The visarga is dropped before eva (एव). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed. |
| nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः) | nominative singular, masculine | free of pairs. Recited nirdvandvo (निर्द्वन्द्वो) before bālavat (बालवत्). |
| bālavat (बालवत्) | indeclinable | like a child. Recited bālavad (बालवद्) before dhīmān (धीमान्). |
| dhīmān (धीमान्) | nominative singular, masculine | the wise one. Before evam (एवम्) the file keeps n (न्) with virama. |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | thus. Joined to eva (एव). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | just. |
| vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) | nominative singular, masculine | settled. Agrees with dhīmān (धीमान्). |
The phrases
rāgaḥ (रागः) jāyate (जायते) in pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ), and dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) in nirvṛttau (निर्वृत्तौ). dhīmān (धीमान्) nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः) is vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) evam (एवम्) eva (एव), bālavat (बालवत्).
Sanskrit in this line
rāgaḥ (रागः) before n (न्) is rāgo (रागो). dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) before eva (एव) drops the visarga, the vowels staying apart. nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः) before b (ब्) is nirdvandvo (निर्द्वन्द्वो). bālavat (बालवत्) before dh (ध्) is bālavad (बालवद्), the t (त्) becoming d (द्) and h (ह्) not rewritten as one aspirate in this print: the file has d (द्) with virama then dh (ध्). dhīmān (धीमान्) before evam (एवम्) keeps the virama, so n (न्) does not take the vowel.
Say it back
Where does passion arise, and where does aversion?