Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.10
18.10
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
न विक्षेपो न चैकाग्र्यं नातिबोधो न मूढता ।
न सुखं न च वा दुःखमुपशान्तस्य योगिनः na vikṣepo na caikāgryaṃ nātibodho na mūḍhatā |
na sukhaṃ na ca vā duḥkham upaśāntasya yoginaḥ
The line
For the yogin who has grown quiet there is no scattering and no gathering on one point, no excess of knowing and no dullness, no pleasure and no pain.
नेपालीमा
उपशान्त योगीको विक्षेप छैन, एकाग्रता छैन, अतिबोध छैन, मूढता छैन, सुख छैन, दुःख पनि छैन।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The quiet yogin is described by what is absent.
Split: na (न) + vikṣepaḥ (विक्षेपः) + na (न) + ca (च) + ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्) + na (न) + atibodhaḥ (अतिबोधः) + na (न) + mūḍhatā (मूढता) + na (न) + sukham (सुखम्) + na (न) + ca (च) + vā (वा) + duḥkham (दुःखम्) + upaśāntasya (उपशान्तस्य) + yoginaḥ (योगिनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| vikṣepaḥ (विक्षेपः) | nominative singular, masculine | scattering. Recited vikṣepo (विक्षेपो) before n (न्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. With ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्) recited caikāgryam (चैकाग्र्यम्). |
| ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | gathering on one point. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. With atibodhaḥ (अतिबोधः) recited nātibodhaḥ (नातिबोधः). |
| atibodhaḥ (अतिबोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | excess of knowing. Recited atibodho (अतिबोधो) before n (न्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| mūḍhatā (मूढता) | nominative singular, feminine | dullness. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | nominative singular, neuter | pleasure. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| duḥkham (दुःखम्) | nominative singular, neuter | pain. |
| upaśāntasya (उपशान्तस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the one who has grown quiet. |
| yoginaḥ (योगिनः) | genitive singular, masculine | of the yogin. Agrees with upaśāntasya (उपशान्तस्य). |
The phrases
Six nominatives are denied: vikṣepaḥ (विक्षेपः), ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्), atibodhaḥ (अतिबोधः), mūḍhatā (मूढता), sukham, and duḥkham (दुःखम्). All of them belong to upaśāntasya (उपशान्तस्य) yoginaḥ (योगिनः). No finite verb is printed. The genitive carries 'there is'.
Sanskrit in this line
ca ekāgryam (एकाग्र्यम्) is caikāgryam (चैकाग्र्यम्). na atibodhaḥ (अतिबोधः) na is nātibodho (नातिबोधो) na. duḥkham (दुःखम्) upaśāntasya (उपशान्तस्य) keeps m before u.
Say it back
For whom are both scattering and one pointed gathering absent?