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18.5
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
न दूरं न च सङ्कोचाल् लब्धमेवात्मनः पदम् ।
निर्विकल्पं निरायासं निर्विकारं निरञ्जनम् na dūraṃ na ca saṅkocāl labdham evātmanaḥ padam |
nirvikalpaṃ nirāyāsaṃ nirvikāraṃ nirañjanam
The line
The place of the self is not far, and not from shrinking. It is gained indeed: without alternative thought, without strain, without change, without stain.
नेपालीमा
आत्माको पद टाढा छैन, सङ्कोचबाट पनि होइन। त्यो पाइएकै हो। त्यो निर्विकल्प, निरायास, निर्विकार र निरञ्जन छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The place of the self is described by four adjectives.
Split: na (न) + dūram (दूरम्) + na (न) + ca (च) + saṅkocāt (सङ्कोचात्) + labdham (लब्धम्) + eva (एव) + ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) + padam (पदम्) + nirvikalpam (निर्विकल्पम्) + nirāyāsam (निरायासम्) + nirvikāram (निर्विकारम्) + nirañjanam (निरञ्जनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| dūram (दूरम्) | nominative singular, neuter | far. Agrees with padam (पदम्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| saṅkocāt (सङ्कोचात्) | ablative singular, masculine | from shrinking. Recited saṅkocāl (सङ्कोचाल्) before l (ल्). |
| labdham (लब्धम्) | nominative singular, neuter | gained. Agrees with padam (पदम्). With eva (एव) and ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) recited labdham evātmanaḥ (लब्धमेवात्मनः). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) | genitive singular, masculine | of the self. |
| padam (पदम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the place. |
| nirvikalpam (निर्विकल्पम्) | nominative singular, neuter | without alternative thought. Agrees with padam (पदम्). |
| nirāyāsam (निरायासम्) | nominative singular, neuter | without strain. Agrees with padam (पदम्). |
| nirvikāram (निर्विकारम्) | nominative singular, neuter | without change. Agrees with padam (पदम्). |
| nirañjanam (निरञ्जनम्) | nominative singular, neuter | without stain. Agrees with padam (पदम्). |
The phrases
padam is the subject. na dūram (दूरम्) and the four adjectives agree with it. na ca saṅkocāt (सङ्कोचात्) says the source it is not gained from, while labdham eva says it is gained. ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) is whose place.
Sanskrit in this line
saṅkocāt (सङ्कोचात्) labdham is saṅkocāl (सङ्कोचाल्) labdham. eva ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) is evātmanaḥ (एवात्मनः).
Say it back
Is the place of the self far?