Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १७) / 17.19
17.19
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो न किञ्चिदिति निश्चितः ।
अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः कुर्वन्नपि करोति न nirmamo nirahaṅkāro na kiñcid iti niścitaḥ |
antargalitasarvāśaḥ kurvann api karoti na
The line
Without mine, without the making of I, settled that there is not anything, every hope melted within, even while doing he does not do.
नेपालीमा
ममत्व र अहङ्कार नभएको, केही छैन भनी निश्चय गरेको, भित्र सबै आशा गलेको मानिस गर्दा पनि गर्दैन।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The line ends on doing and not doing.
Split: nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः) + nirahaṅkāraḥ (निरहङ्कारः) + na (न) + kiñcit (किञ्चित्) + iti (इति) + niścitaḥ (निश्चितः) + antargalitasarvāśaḥ (अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः) + kurvan (कुर्वन्) + api (अपि) + karoti (करोति) + na (न)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः) | nominative singular, masculine | one for whom nothing is mine. Recited nirmamo (निर्ममो) before n (न्). |
| nirahaṅkāraḥ (निरहङ्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | one without the making of I. Recited nirahaṅkāro (निरहङ्कारो) before n (न्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| kiñcit (किञ्चित्) | nominative singular, neuter | anything. Recited kiñcid (किञ्चिद्) before iti (इति). |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. |
| niścitaḥ (निश्चितः) | nominative singular, masculine | settled, resolved. |
| antargalitasarvāśaḥ (अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः) | nominative singular, masculine | one in whom every hope has melted within. |
| kurvan (कुर्वन्) | nominative singular, masculine | doing. The n (न्) doubles before api (अपि). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| karoti (करोति) | present third person singular | does. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
The phrases
nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः), nirahaṅkāraḥ (निरहङ्कारः), niścitaḥ (निश्चितः), and antargalitasarvāśaḥ (अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः) agree as one subject. iti closes na kiñcit (किञ्चित्) as what he is settled on. kurvan api modifies the same subject of na karoti.
Sanskrit in this line
nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः) before nirahaṅkāraḥ (निरहङ्कारः) is nirmamo. kiñcit (किञ्चित्) iti is kiñcid (किञ्चिद्) iti. kurvan api is kurvann api.
Say it back
What is he settled on, in the iti clause?