Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.21
18.21
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
निर्वासनो निरालम्बः स्वच्छन्दो मुक्तबन्धनः ।
क्षिप्तः संस्कारवातेन चेष्टते शुष्कपर्णवत् nirvāsano nirālambaḥ svacchando muktabandhanaḥ |
kṣiptaḥ saṃskāravātena ceṣṭate śuṣkaparṇavat
The line
Without latent wishes, without support, following his own will, bonds released, thrown by the wind of latent impressions, he moves like a dry leaf.
नेपालीमा
निर्वासन, आड नभएको, स्वच्छन्द, बन्धनमुक्त, संस्कारको हावाले उछालिएको सुक्खा पात जस्तै चल्छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Movement is compared to a dry leaf in the wind.
Split: nirvāsanaḥ (निर्वासनः) + nirālambaḥ (निरालम्बः) + svacchandaḥ (स्वच्छन्दः) + muktabandhanaḥ (मुक्तबन्धनः) + kṣiptaḥ (क्षिप्तः) + saṃskāravātena (संस्कारवातेन) + ceṣṭate (चेष्टते) + śuṣkaparṇavat (शुष्कपर्णवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirvāsanaḥ (निर्वासनः) | nominative singular, masculine | without latent wishes. Recited nirvāsano (निर्वासनो) before n (न्). |
| nirālambaḥ (निरालम्बः) | nominative singular, masculine | without support. |
| svacchandaḥ (स्वच्छन्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | following his own will. Recited svacchando (स्वच्छन्दो) before m (म्). |
| muktabandhanaḥ (मुक्तबन्धनः) | nominative singular, masculine | one whose bonds are released. |
| kṣiptaḥ (क्षिप्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | thrown. |
| saṃskāravātena (संस्कारवातेन) | instrumental singular, masculine | by the wind of latent impressions. |
| ceṣṭate (चेष्टते) | present third person singular | moves, stirs. |
| śuṣkaparṇavat (शुष्कपर्णवत्) | indeclinable | like a dry leaf. |
The phrases
The four opening nominatives and kṣiptaḥ (क्षिप्तः) agree as the subject of ceṣṭate (चेष्टते). saṃskāravātena (संस्कारवातेन) is the instrument of kṣiptaḥ (क्षिप्तः). śuṣkaparṇavat (शुष्कपर्णवत्) is the manner of ceṣṭate (चेष्टते).
Sanskrit in this line
nirvāsanaḥ (निर्वासनः) before nirālambaḥ (निरालम्बः) is nirvāsano (निर्वासनो). The visarga of nirālambaḥ (निरालम्बः) stays before sv. svacchandaḥ (स्वच्छन्दः) before mukta is svacchando.
Say it back
By what wind is he thrown?