Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.34
18.34
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
अप्रयत्नात् प्रयत्नाद् वा मूढो नाप्नोति निर्वृतिम् ।
तत्त्वनिश्चयमात्रेण प्राज्ञो भवति निर्वृतः aprayatnāt prayatnād vā mūḍho nāpnoti nirvṛtim |
tattvaniścayamātreṇa prājño bhavati nirvṛtaḥ
The line
From no effort, or from effort, the dull one does not obtain peace. By the mere certainty of reality, the discerning one becomes at peace.
नेपालीमा
प्रयास बिना वा प्रयासले पनि मूर्खले निर्वृति पाउँदैन। तत्त्वको निश्चय मात्रले प्राज्ञ निर्वृत हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Effort and the lack of effort are both denied as the way the dull one reaches peace.
Split: aprayatnāt (अप्रयत्नात्) + prayatnāt (प्रयत्नात्) + vā (वा) + mūḍhaḥ (मूढः) + na (न) + āpnoti (आप्नोति) + nirvṛtim (निर्वृतिम्) + tattvaniścayamātreṇa (तत्त्वनिश्चयमात्रेण) + prājñaḥ (प्राज्ञः) + bhavati (भवति) + nirvṛtaḥ (निर्वृतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aprayatnāt (अप्रयत्नात्) | ablative singular, masculine | from the absence of effort. |
| prayatnāt (प्रयत्नात्) | ablative singular, masculine | from effort. Recited prayatnād (प्रयत्नाद्) before vā (वा). |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| mūḍhaḥ (मूढः) | nominative singular, masculine | the dull one. Recited mūḍho (मूढो) before na (न). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. Joined with āpnoti (आप्नोति) as nāpnoti (नाप्नोति). |
| āpnoti (आप्नोति) | present third person singular | obtains. |
| nirvṛtim (निर्वृतिम्) | accusative singular, feminine | peace. |
| tattvaniścayamātreṇa (तत्त्वनिश्चयमात्रेण) | instrumental singular, neuter | by the mere certainty of reality. |
| prājñaḥ (प्राज्ञः) | nominative singular, masculine | the discerning one. Recited prājño (प्राज्ञो) before b (ब्). |
| bhavati (भवति) | present third person singular | becomes. |
| nirvṛtaḥ (निर्वृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | at peace. Agrees with prājñaḥ (प्राज्ञः). |
The phrases
aprayatnāt (अप्रयत्नात्) and prayatnāt (प्रयत्नात्) are the two sources, joined by vā (वा). mūḍhaḥ (मूढः) is the subject of na āpnoti (न आप्नोति), object nirvṛtim (निर्वृतिम्). tattvaniścayamātreṇa (तत्त्वनिश्चयमात्रेण) is the means by which prājñaḥ (प्राज्ञः) bhavati nirvṛtaḥ (भवति निर्वृतः).
Sanskrit in this line
prayatnāt (प्रयत्नात्) plus vā (वा) is prayatnād (प्रयत्नाद्) vā (वा). mūḍhaḥ (मूढः) plus na plus āpnoti (आप्नोति) is mūḍho (मूढो) nāpnoti (नाप्नोति). prājñaḥ (प्राज्ञः) plus bhavati is prājño (प्राज्ञो) bhavati.
Say it back
By what alone does the discerning one become at peace?