Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.17
18.17
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
दृष्टो येनात्मविक्षेपो निरोधं कुरुते त्वसौ ।
उदारस् तु न विक्षिप्तः साध्याभावात् करोति किम् dṛṣṭo yenātmavikṣepo nirodhaṃ kurute tvasau |
udāras tu na vikṣiptaḥ sādhyābhāvāt karoti kim
The line
That one by whom the self's scattering was seen makes a restraint. The wide one, though, is not scattered. Since nothing is left to accomplish, what does he do?
नेपालीमा
जसले आत्माको विक्षेप देख्यो, त्यसले निरोध गर्छ। उदार चाहिँ विक्षिप्त होइन। साध्य नभएकाले के गर्छ?
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Making a restraint is contrasted with the wide one who has nothing to accomplish.
Split: dṛṣṭaḥ (दृष्टः) + yena (येन) + ātmavikṣepaḥ (आत्मविक्षेपः) + nirodham (निरोधम्) + kurute (कुरुते) + tu (तु) + asau (असौ) + udāraḥ (उदारः) + tu (तु) + na (न) + vikṣiptaḥ (विक्षिप्तः) + sādhyābhāvāt (साध्याभावात्) + karoti (करोति) + kim (किम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭaḥ (दृष्टः) | nominative singular, masculine | seen. Recited dṛṣṭo (दृष्टो) before y (य्). Agrees with ātmavikṣepaḥ (आत्मविक्षेपः). |
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular, masculine | by whom. With ātmavikṣepaḥ (आत्मविक्षेपः) recited yenātmavikṣepaḥ (येनात्मविक्षेपः). |
| ātmavikṣepaḥ (आत्मविक्षेपः) | nominative singular, masculine | the self's scattering. Recited ātmavikṣepo (आत्मविक्षेपो) before n (न्). |
| nirodham (निरोधम्) | accusative singular, masculine | restraint. |
| kurute (कुरुते) | present third person singular | makes. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | indeed. With asau (असौ) recited tvasau (त्वसौ). |
| asau (असौ) | nominative singular, masculine | that one. Correlates with yena (येन). |
| udāraḥ (उदारः) | nominative singular, masculine | the wide one. Recited udāras (उदार) before tu (तु). |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, indeed. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| vikṣiptaḥ (विक्षिप्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | scattered. Agrees with udāraḥ (उदारः). |
| sādhyābhāvāt (साध्याभावात्) | ablative singular, masculine | because there is nothing to accomplish. |
| karoti (करोति) | present third person singular | does. |
| kim (किम्) | accusative singular, neuter | what. |
The phrases
yena correlates with asau. ātmavikṣepaḥ (आत्मविक्षेपः) dṛṣṭaḥ (दृष्टः) is what that one saw, and asau is the subject of nirodham kurute. udāraḥ (उदारः) is a second subject, na vikṣiptaḥ (विक्षिप्तः), and sādhyābhāvāt (साध्याभावात्) gives the reason of kim karoti.
Sanskrit in this line
yena ātmavikṣepaḥ (आत्मविक्षेपः) is yenātmavikṣepo (येनात्मविक्षेपो). tu asau is tvasau. sādhya (साध्य) abhāvāt (अभावात्) is sādhyābhāvāt (साध्याभावात्).
Say it back
Why is the question 'what does he do' asked?