Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १७) / 17.7
17.7
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
वाञ्छा न विश्वविलये न द्वेषस् तस्य च स्थितौ ।
यथा जीविकया तस्माद् धन्य आस्ते यथा सुखम् vāñchā na viśvavilaye na dveṣas tasya ca sthitau |
yathā jīvikayā tasmād dhanya āste yathā sukham
The line
He has no longing at the world's dissolution, and no hatred while it stands. Therefore the fortunate one remains at ease, as he does by his living.
नेपालीमा
विश्वको विलयमा उसको चाहना छैन र विश्व रहँदा द्वेष छैन। त्यसैले धन्य मानिस जसरी जीवन चलेको छ, त्यसरी नै सुखले बस्छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Dissolution and continuance are the two times of the first half.
Split: vāñchā (वाञ्छा) + na (न) + viśvavilaye (विश्वविलये) + na (न) + dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) + tasya (तस्य) + ca (च) + sthitau (स्थितौ) + yathā (यथा) + jīvikayā (जीविकया) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + dhanyaḥ (धन्यः) + āste (आस्ते) + yathā (यथा) + sukham (सुखम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vāñchā (वाञ्छा) | nominative singular, feminine | longing. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| viśvavilaye (विश्वविलये) | locative singular, masculine | at the dissolution of the world. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | hatred. Recited dveṣas (द्वेष) before t (त्). |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of him. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| sthitau (स्थितौ) | locative singular, feminine | in the standing, while it continues. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| jīvikayā (जीविकया) | instrumental singular, feminine | by a livelihood. |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | therefore. Recited tasmād (तस्माद्) before dh (ध्). |
| dhanyaḥ (धन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | the fortunate one. Recited dhanya (धन्य) before āste (आस्ते), visarga dropped. |
| āste (आस्ते) | present third person singular | sits, remains. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. |
The phrases
tasya owns both vāñchā (वाञ्छा) and dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः). na vāñchā (वाञ्छा) is located in viśvavilaye (विश्वविलये), and na dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) in sthitau. tasmāt (तस्मात्) draws the consequence. dhanyaḥ (धन्यः) is the subject of āste (आस्ते). The two yathā (यथा) clauses set jīvikayā (जीविकया) beside sukham.
Sanskrit in this line
dveṣaḥ (द्वेषः) before tasya is dveṣas (द्वेष). tasmāt (तस्मात्) before dhanya is tasmād (तस्माद्) dhanya. dhanyaḥ (धन्यः) āste (आस्ते) stays धन्यआस्ते, vowels unjoined.
Say it back
When is longing absent, and when is hatred absent?