Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.48
18.48
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
वस्तुश्रवणमात्रेण शुद्धबुद्धिर् निराकुलः ।
नैवाचारमनाचारमौदास्यं वा प्रपश्यति vastuśravaṇamātreṇa śuddhabuddhir nirākulaḥ |
naivācāram anācāram audāsyaṃ vā prapaśyati
The line
By the mere hearing of the real, one of pure understanding, untroubled, does not regard conduct, or misconduct, or indifference.
नेपालीमा
वस्तु सुनेकै भरमा शुद्ध बुद्धि भएको निराकुल व्यक्ति आचार, अनाचार वा औदास्य देख्दैन।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Hearing the real is the means named in the line. Conduct, misconduct, and indifference are what he does not regard.
Split: vastuśravaṇamātreṇa (वस्तुश्रवणमात्रेण) + śuddhabuddhiḥ (शुद्धबुद्धिः) + nirākulaḥ (निराकुलः) + na (न) + eva (एव) + ācāram (आचारम्) + anācāram (अनाचारम्) + audāsyam (औदास्यम्) + vā (वा) + prapaśyati (प्रपश्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vastuśravaṇamātreṇa (वस्तुश्रवणमात्रेण) | instrumental singular, neuter | by the mere hearing of the real. |
| śuddhabuddhiḥ (शुद्धबुद्धिः) | nominative singular, masculine | one of pure understanding. Recited śuddhabuddhir (शुद्धबुद्धिर्) before n (न्). |
| nirākulaḥ (निराकुलः) | nominative singular, masculine | untroubled. Agrees with śuddhabuddhiḥ (शुद्धबुद्धिः). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| ācāram (आचारम्) | accusative singular, masculine | conduct. The three are joined as naivācāram (नैवाचारम्). |
| anācāram (अनाचारम्) | accusative singular, masculine | misconduct. |
| audāsyam (औदास्यम्) | accusative singular, neuter | indifference. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| prapaśyati (प्रपश्यति) | present third person singular | he regards. |
The phrases
śuddhabuddhiḥ nirākulaḥ (शुद्धबुद्धिः निराकुलः) is the subject of na prapaśyati (न प्रपश्यति). vastuśravaṇamātreṇa (वस्तुश्रवणमात्रेण) is the means. ācāram (आचारम्), anācāram (अनाचारम्), and audāsyam (औदास्यम्) are the objects. na eva (न एव) and vā (वा) range over them.
Sanskrit in this line
śuddhabuddhiḥ (शुद्धबुद्धिः) plus nirākulaḥ (निराकुलः) is śuddhabuddhir (शुद्धबुद्धिर्) nirākulaḥ (निराकुलः). na plus eva plus ācāram (आचारम्) is naivācāram (नैवाचारम्).
Say it back
What three things does he not regard?