Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.18
18.18
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
धीरो लोकविपर्यस्तो वर्तमानोऽपि लोकवत् ।
न समाधिं न विक्षेपं न लोपं स्वस्य पश्यति dhīro lokaviparyasto vartamāno 'pi lokavat |
na samādhiṃ na vikṣepaṃ na lopaṃ svasya paśyati
The line
The steady one, turned contrary to the world, even while living like the world, does not see settling, nor scattering, nor any loss of himself.
नेपालीमा
धीर लोकको उल्टो भएर पनि लोक जस्तै बस्छ। आफ्नो समाधि विक्षेप र लोप देख्दैन।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Living like the world is set beside three things he does not see.
Split: dhīraḥ (धीरः) + lokaviparyastaḥ (लोकविपर्यस्तः) + vartamānaḥ (वर्तमानः) + api (अपि) + lokavat (लोकवत्) + na (न) + samādhim (समाधिम्) + na (न) + vikṣepam (विक्षेपम्) + na (न) + lopam (लोपम्) + svasya (स्वस्य) + paśyati (पश्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhīraḥ (धीरः) | nominative singular, masculine | the steady one. Recited dhīro (धीरो) before l (ल्). |
| lokaviparyastaḥ (लोकविपर्यस्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | turned contrary to the world. Recited lokaviparyasto (लोकविपर्यस्तो) before v (व्). |
| vartamānaḥ (वर्तमानः) | nominative singular, masculine | living, being present. Recited vartamāno (वर्तमानो) before the avagraha. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| lokavat (लोकवत्) | indeclinable | in the manner of the world. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| samādhim (समाधिम्) | accusative singular, masculine | settling. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| vikṣepam (विक्षेपम्) | accusative singular, masculine | scattering. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| lopam (लोपम्) | accusative singular, masculine | loss, disappearance. |
| svasya (स्वस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of himself. |
| paśyati (पश्यति) | present third person singular | sees. |
The phrases
dhīraḥ (धीरः) is the subject of na paśyati (पश्यति), qualified by lokaviparyastaḥ (लोकविपर्यस्तः) and by vartamānaḥ (वर्तमानः) api lokavat. The three accusatives samādhim (समाधिम्), vikṣepam (विक्षेपम्), and lopam are the objects. svasya limits lopam.
Sanskrit in this line
dhīraḥ (धीरः) loka is dhīro (धीरो) loka. vartamānaḥ (वर्तमानः) api is vartamāno (वर्तमानो) 'pi. lopaṃ (लोपं) before svasya is anusvara.
Say it back
What three things does he not see?