Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.45
18.45
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
विषयद्वीपिनो वीक्ष्य चकिताः शरणार्थिनः ।
विशन्ति झटिति क्रोडं निरोधैकाग्रसिद्धये viṣayadvīpino vīkṣya cakitāḥ śaraṇārthinaḥ |
viśanti jhaṭiti kroḍaṃ nirodhaikāgrasiddhaye
The line
Seeing the tigers that are the sense objects, the frightened seekers of refuge enter a lap at once, for success in restraint and one pointedness.
नेपालीमा
विषयरूपी बाघ देखेर डराएका शरणार्थी निरोध र एकाग्रता सिद्ध होस् भनी तुरुन्त काखमा पस्छन्।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The line is a picture of frightened refuge seekers and of sense objects as tigers. The words are glossed and left there.
Split: viṣayadvīpinaḥ (विषयद्वीपिनः) + vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य) + cakitāḥ (चकिताः) + śaraṇārthinaḥ (शरणार्थिनः) + viśanti (विशन्ति) + jhaṭiti (झटिति) + kroḍam (क्रोडम्) + nirodhaikāgrasiddhaye (निरोधैकाग्रसिद्धये)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viṣayadvīpinaḥ (विषयद्वीपिनः) | accusative plural, masculine | tigers that are the sense objects. |
| vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य) | gerund | having seen. |
| cakitāḥ (चकिताः) | nominative plural, masculine | the frightened ones. |
| śaraṇārthinaḥ (शरणार्थिनः) | nominative plural, masculine | seekers of refuge. |
| viśanti (विशन्ति) | present third person plural | they enter. |
| jhaṭiti (झटिति) | indeclinable | at once. |
| kroḍam (क्रोडम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the lap. |
| nirodhaikāgrasiddhaye (निरोधैकाग्रसिद्धये) | dative singular, feminine | for success in restraint and one pointedness. |
The phrases
vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य) takes viṣayadvīpinaḥ (विषयद्वीपिनः). cakitāḥ śaraṇārthinaḥ (चकिताः शरणार्थिनः) is the subject of viśanti (विशन्ति). kroḍam (क्रोडम्) is the object. jhaṭiti (झटिति) is the manner. nirodhaikāgrasiddhaye (निरोधैकाग्रसिद्धये) is the purpose.
Sanskrit in this line
viṣayadvīpinaḥ (विषयद्वीपिनः) plus vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य) is viṣayadvīpino (विषयद्वीपिनो) vīkṣya (वीक्ष्य). nirodha plus ekāgra (एकाग्र) plus siddhaye is nirodhaikāgrasiddhaye (निरोधैकाग्रसिद्धये).
Say it back
For what purpose do they enter the lap?