Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १७) / 17.8
17.8
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
kṛtārtho 'nena jñānenety evaṃ galitadhīḥ kṛtī | paśyan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighrannअśnann āste yathā sukham
The line
By this knowledge the aim is done, so he thinks, and his thought has melted. The accomplished one sits at ease, seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and eating.
नेपालीमा
यस ज्ञानले कृतार्थ भएँ भन्ने बुद्धि पनि उसको गलिसकेको छ। कृती हेर्दै, सुन्दै, छुँदै, सुँघ्दै, खाँदै सुखले बस्छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The line returns to sitting at ease, now with five participles.
Split: kṛtārthaḥ (कृतार्थः) + anena (अनेन) + jñānena (ज्ञानेन) + iti (इति) + evam (एवम्) + galitadhīḥ (गलितधीः) + kṛtī (कृती) + paśyan (पश्यन्) + śṛṇvan (शृण्वन्) + spṛśan (स्पृशन्) + jighran (जिघ्रन्) + aśnan (अश्नन्) + āste (आस्ते) + yathā (यथा) + sukham (सुखम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṛtārthaḥ (कृतार्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | one whose aim is done. Recited kṛtārtho (कृतार्थो) before the avagraha. |
| anena (अनेन) | instrumental singular, neuter | by this. |
| jñānena (ज्ञानेन) | instrumental singular, neuter | by knowledge. Agrees with anena (अनेन). With iti (इति) recited jñāneneti (ज्ञानेनेति). |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. With evam (एवम्) recited ity evam (इत्येवम्). |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | in this way. |
| galitadhīḥ (गलितधीः) | nominative singular, masculine | one whose thought has melted away. |
| kṛtī (कृती) | nominative singular, masculine | the accomplished one. |
| paśyan (पश्यन्) | nominative singular, masculine | seeing. |
| śṛṇvan (शृण्वन्) | nominative singular, masculine | hearing. |
| spṛśan (स्पृशन्) | nominative singular, masculine | touching. |
| jighran (जिघ्रन्) | nominative singular, masculine | smelling. The file doubles the halant before a full अ. |
| aśnan (अश्नन्) | nominative singular, masculine | eating. The n (न्) doubles before āste (आस्ते). |
| āste (आस्ते) | present third person singular | sits, remains. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. |
The phrases
iti evam closes the thought kṛtārthaḥ (कृतार्थः) anena jñānena (ज्ञानेन). galitadhīḥ (गलितधीः) and kṛtī (कृती) agree as the subject of āste (आस्ते). The participles from paśyan (पश्यन्) through aśnan (अश्नन्) agree with kṛtī (कृती).
Sanskrit in this line
jñānena (ज्ञानेन) iti evam is jñānenety (ज्ञानेनेत्य्) evam. The file writes जिघ्रन्न्अ, halant then a full अ, and the recited line keeps that अ.
Say it back
What has melted, and how does he sit?