Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.52
18.52
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
उच्छृङ्खलाप्यकृतिका स्थितिर् धीरस्य राजते ।
न तु सस्पृहचित्तस्य शान्तिर् मूढस्य कृत्रिमा ucchṛṅkhalāpy akṛtikā sthitir dhīrasya rājate |
na tu saspṛhacittasya śāntir mūḍhasya kṛtrimā
The line
Even unchained, the state of the steady one shines unmade. But the peace of the dull one whose mind still longs is artificial.
नेपालीमा
धीरको स्थिति साङ्ला फुकेको भए पनि अकृत्रिम भएर शोभिन्छ। चाह भएको मूर्खको शान्ति भने कृत्रिम हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The unchained state belongs to the steady one. The artificial peace belongs to the dull one.
Split: ucchṛṅkhalā (उच्छृङ्खला) + api (अपि) + akṛtikā (अकृतिका) + sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) + dhīrasya (धीरस्य) + rājate (राजते) + na (न) + tu (तु) + saspṛhacittasya (सस्पृहचित्तस्य) + śāntiḥ (शान्तिः) + mūḍhasya (मूढस्य) + kṛtrimā (कृत्रिमा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ucchṛṅkhalā (उच्छृङ्खला) | nominative singular, feminine | unchained. Agrees with sthitiḥ (स्थितिः). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. Recited in ucchṛṅkhalāpy (उच्छृङ्खलाप्य्) before akṛtikā (अकृतिका). |
| akṛtikā (अकृतिका) | nominative singular, feminine | unmade. Agrees with sthitiḥ (स्थितिः). |
| sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) | nominative singular, feminine | the state. Recited sthitir (स्थितिर्) before dh (ध्). |
| dhīrasya (धीरस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the steady one. |
| rājate (राजते) | present third person singular | shines. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but. |
| saspṛhacittasya (सस्पृहचित्तस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one whose mind still longs. |
| śāntiḥ (शान्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | peace. Recited śāntir (शान्तिर्) before m (म्). |
| mūḍhasya (मूढस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the dull one. |
| kṛtrimā (कृत्रिमा) | nominative singular, feminine | artificial. Agrees with śāntiḥ (शान्तिः). |
The phrases
sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) is ucchṛṅkhalā api (उच्छृङ्खला अपि) and akṛtikā (अकृतिका), belonging to dhīrasya (धीरस्य), with verb rājate (राजते). na tu (न तु) contrasts śāntiḥ kṛtrimā (शान्तिः कृत्रिमा) of mūḍhasya saspṛhacittasya (मूढस्य सस्पृहचित्तस्य).
Sanskrit in this line
ucchṛṅkhalā (उच्छृङ्खला) plus api plus akṛtikā (अकृतिका) is ucchṛṅkhalāpy (उच्छृङ्खलाप्य्) akṛtikā (अकृतिका). sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) plus dhīrasya (धीरस्य) is sthitir dhīrasya (धीरस्य). śāntiḥ (शान्तिः) plus mūḍhasya (मूढस्य) is śāntir (शान्तिर्) mūḍhasya (मूढस्य).
Say it back
Whose peace is artificial?