Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.2
18.2
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
arjayitvākhilānअrthān bhogān āpnoti puṣkalān | na hi sarvaparityāgam antareṇa sukhī bhavet
The line
Having gained all goods, one obtains abundant enjoyments. One would not become happy without the leaving of all.
नेपालीमा
सबै अर्थ आर्जन गरेर प्रशस्त भोग पाउँछ। सबै परित्याग बिना सुखी हुँदैन।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Gaining goods is set against leaving all.
Split: arjayitvā (अर्जयित्वा) + akhilān (अखिलान्) + arthān (अर्थान्) + bhogān (भोगान्) + āpnoti (आप्नोति) + puṣkalān (पुष्कलान्) + na (न) + hi (हि) + sarvaparityāgam (सर्वपरित्यागम्) + antareṇa (अन्तरेण) + sukhī (सुखी) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arjayitvā (अर्जयित्वा) | indeclinable | having gained. With akhilān (अखिलान्) recited arjayitvākhilān (अर्जयित्वाखिलान्). |
| akhilān (अखिलान्) | accusative plural, masculine | all. The file writes a halant and a full अ before arthān (अर्थान्). |
| arthān (अर्थान्) | accusative plural, masculine | objects, goods. Agrees with akhilān (अखिलान्). |
| bhogān (भोगान्) | accusative plural, masculine | enjoyments. |
| āpnoti (आप्नोति) | present third person singular | obtains. |
| puṣkalān (पुष्कलान्) | accusative plural, masculine | abundant. Agrees with bhogān (भोगान्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| sarvaparityāgam (सर्वपरित्यागम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the leaving of all. |
| antareṇa (अन्तरेण) | indeclinable | without. Governs sarvaparityāgam (सर्वपरित्यागम्). |
| sukhī (सुखी) | nominative singular, masculine | happy. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative third person singular | would become. |
The phrases
arjayitvā (अर्जयित्वा) governs akhilān (अखिलान्) arthān (अर्थान्). āpnoti (आप्नोति) governs bhogān (भोगान्) puṣkalān (पुष्कलान्). The subject is unnamed and carried. na hi bhavet denies sukhī (सुखी) unless sarvaparityāgam (सर्वपरित्यागम्) is there. antareṇa (अन्तरेण) takes that accusative.
Sanskrit in this line
arjayitvā (अर्जयित्वा) akhilān (अखिलान्) is arjayitvākhilān (अर्जयित्वाखिलान्). The file then writes खिलान्अ, halant then a full अ, and the recited line keeps that अ. bhogān (भोगान्) āpnoti (आप्नोति) fuses as bhogānāpnoti (भोगानाप्नोति).
Say it back
Without what would one not become happy?