Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १७) / 17.11
17.11
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
सर्वत्र दृश्यते स्वस्थः सर्वत्र विमलाशयः ।
समस्तवासनामुक्तो मुक्तः सर्वत्र राजते sarvatra dṛśyate svasthaḥ sarvatra vimalāśayaḥ |
samastavāsanāmukto muktaḥ sarvatra rājate
The line
Everywhere he is seen settled in himself, and everywhere he is of spotless mind. Freed from every latent wish, the free one shines everywhere.
नेपालीमा
सर्वत्र ऊ आफैँमा स्थित देखिन्छ, र सर्वत्र निर्मल मनको छ। सबै वासनाबाट मुक्त भएको मुक्त मानिस सर्वत्र शोभा पाउँछ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Three times the line says everywhere.
Split: sarvatra (सर्वत्र) + dṛśyate (दृश्यते) + svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः) + sarvatra (सर्वत्र) + vimalāśayaḥ (विमलाशयः) + samastavāsanāmuktaḥ (समस्तवासनामुक्तः) + muktaḥ (मुक्तः) + sarvatra (सर्वत्र) + rājate (राजते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvatra (सर्वत्र) | indeclinable | everywhere. |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present third person singular | is seen. |
| svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | settled in himself. |
| sarvatra (सर्वत्र) | indeclinable | everywhere. |
| vimalāśayaḥ (विमलाशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | one whose mind is spotless. |
| samastavāsanāmuktaḥ (समस्तवासनामुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | freed from every latent wish. Recited samastavāsanāmukto (समस्तवासनामुक्तो) before m (म्). |
| muktaḥ (मुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | the free one. |
| sarvatra (सर्वत्र) | indeclinable | everywhere. |
| rājate (राजते) | present third person singular | shines. |
The phrases
svasthaḥ (स्वस्थः) is the subject of dṛśyate (दृश्यते), and the first sarvatra locates that seeing. vimalāśayaḥ (विमलाशयः) agrees, with the verb carried, under the second sarvatra. samastavāsanāmuktaḥ (समस्तवासनामुक्तः) and muktaḥ (मुक्तः) agree as the subject of rājate (राजते).
Sanskrit in this line
samastavāsanāmuktaḥ (समस्तवासनामुक्तः) before muktaḥ (मुक्तः) is samastavāsanāmukto (समस्तवासनामुक्तो). The visarga of the second muktaḥ (मुक्तः) stays before sarvatra.
Say it back
From what is he freed, and where does he shine?