Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.41
18.41
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
क्व निरोधो विमूढस्य यो निर्बन्धं करोति वै ।
स्वारामस्यैव धीरस्य सर्वदासावकृत्रिमः kva nirodho vimūḍhasya yo nirbandhaṃ karoti vai |
svārāmasyaiva dhīrasya sarvadāsāvakṛtrimaḥ
The line
Where is restraint for the very dull one who makes a forced effort? For the steady one who delights in himself, that restraint is always unmade.
नेपालीमा
जबर्जस्ती गर्ने विमूढको निरोध कहाँ? आफैँमा रमाउने धीरको त्यो सधैँ अकृत्रिम हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Forced effort is what the very dull one does. The steady one's restraint is said to be unmade.
Split: kva (क्व) + nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) + vimūḍhasya (विमूढस्य) + yaḥ (यः) + nirbandham (निर्बन्धम्) + karoti (करोति) + vai (वै) + svārāmasya (स्वारामस्य) + eva (एव) + dhīrasya (धीरस्य) + sarvadā (सर्वदा) + asau (असौ) + akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | restraint. Recited nirodho (निरोधो) before v (व्). |
| vimūḍhasya (विमूढस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the very dull one. |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who. Recited yo (यो) before n (न्). |
| nirbandham (निर्बन्धम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a forced effort. |
| karoti (करोति) | present third person singular | he makes. |
| vai (वै) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| svārāmasya (स्वारामस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one who delights in his own self. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. Joined with svārāmasya (स्वारामस्य) as svārāmasyaiva (स्वारामस्यैव). |
| dhīrasya (धीरस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the steady one. |
| sarvadā (सर्वदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| asau (असौ) | nominative singular, masculine | that one. The following short a (अ) is dropped in the print. |
| akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः) | nominative singular, masculine | unmade, not artificial. |
The phrases
kva (क्व) asks for nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) of vimūḍhasya (विमूढस्य). yaḥ (यः) agrees with him and takes nirbandham (निर्बन्धम्) with karoti (करोति). svārāmasya eva dhīrasya (स्वारामस्य एव धीरस्य) is whose. asau (असौ) points back to that restraint, and akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः) agrees with it. sarvadā (सर्वदा) says when.
Sanskrit in this line
nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) plus vimūḍhasya (विमूढस्य) is nirodho. yaḥ (यः) plus nirbandham is yo. svārāmasya (स्वारामस्य) plus eva is svārāmasyaiva (स्वारामस्यैव). sarvadā (सर्वदा) plus asau plus akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः) is sarvadāsāvakṛtrimaḥ (सर्वदासावकृत्रिमः). The short a of akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः) is dropped, and this edition prints no avagraha.
Say it back
For whom is that restraint unmade?