Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.50
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the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
स्वातन्त्र्यात् सुखमाप्नोति स्वातन्त्र्याल् लभते परम् ।
स्वातन्त्र्यान् निर्वृतिं गच्छेत् स्वातन्त्र्यात् परमं पदम् svātantryāt sukham āpnoti svātantryāl labhate param |
svātantryān nirvṛtiṃ gacchet svātantryāt paramaṃ padam
The line
From his own freedom he obtains ease. From his own freedom he obtains the supreme. From his own freedom he would go to peace. From his own freedom comes the highest place.
नेपालीमा
स्वातन्त्र्यबाट सुख पाउँछ। स्वातन्त्र्यबाट परम पाउँछ। स्वातन्त्र्यबाट निर्वृतिमा जान्छ। स्वातन्त्र्यबाट परम पद पाउँछ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The same ablative is the source of ease, of the supreme, of peace, and of the highest place.
Split: svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) + sukham (सुखम्) + āpnoti (आप्नोति) + svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) + labhate (लभते) + param (परम्) + svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) + nirvṛtim (निर्वृतिम्) + gacchet (गच्छेत्) + svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) + paramam (परमम्) + padam (पदम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from his own freedom. The t (त्) stays before sukham (सुखम्). |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | ease. |
| āpnoti (आप्नोति) | present third person singular | obtains. |
| svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from his own freedom. Recited svātantryāl (स्वातन्त्र्याल्) before labhate (लभते). |
| labhate (लभते) | present third person singular | obtains. |
| param (परम्) | accusative singular, neuter | the supreme. |
| svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from his own freedom. Recited svātantryān (स्वातन्त्र्यान्) before nirvṛtim (निर्वृतिम्). |
| nirvṛtim (निर्वृतिम्) | accusative singular, feminine | peace. |
| gacchet (गच्छेत्) | optative third person singular | he would go. |
| svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from his own freedom. The t (त्) stays before paramam (परमम्). |
| paramam (परमम्) | accusative singular, neuter | highest. |
| padam (पदम्) | accusative singular, neuter | place. |
The phrases
Four svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्). The first is the source of āpnoti sukham (आप्नोति सुखम्). The second is the source of labhate param (लभते परम्). The third is the source of gacchet nirvṛtim (गच्छेत् निर्वृतिम्). The fourth is the source of paramam padam (परमम् पदम्).
Sanskrit in this line
svātantryāt (स्वातन्त्र्यात्) before labhate is svātantryāl (स्वातन्त्र्याल्), because t before l doubles as l. Before nirvṛtim (निर्वृतिम्) it is svātantryān (स्वातन्त्र्यान्), because t before n doubles as n. Before sukham and before paramam the t remains.
Say it back
From what does the highest place come?