Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.54
18.54
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
श्रोत्रियं देवतां तीर्थमङ्गनां भूपतिं प्रियम् ।
दृष्ट्वा सम्पूज्य धीरस्य न कापि हृदि वासना śrotriyaṃ devatāṃ tīrtham aṅganāṃ bhūpatiṃ priyam |
dṛṣṭvā sampūjya dhīrasya na kāpi hṛdi vāsanā
The line
Having seen and honored a learned reciter, a deity, a sacred ford, a woman, a king, and a dear one, the steady one has no lingering want at all in the heart.
नेपालीमा
श्रोत्रिय, देवता, तीर्थ, स्त्री, राजा र प्रियलाई देखेर पूजा गर्दा पनि धीरको हृदयमा कुनै वासना हुँदैन।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The six who are seen and honored do not leave a lingering want in his heart.
Split: śrotriyam (श्रोत्रियम्) + devatām (देवताम्) + tīrtham (तीर्थम्) + aṅganām (अङ्गनाम्) + bhūpatim (भूपतिम्) + priyam (प्रियम्) + dṛṣṭvā (दृष्ट्वा) + sampūjya (सम्पूज्य) + dhīrasya (धीरस्य) + na (न) + kā (का) + api (अपि) + hṛdi (हृदि) + vāsanā (वासना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrotriyam (श्रोत्रियम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a learned reciter. |
| devatām (देवताम्) | accusative singular, feminine | a deity. |
| tīrtham (तीर्थम्) | accusative singular, neuter | a sacred ford. |
| aṅganām (अङ्गनाम्) | accusative singular, feminine | a woman. |
| bhūpatim (भूपतिम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a king. |
| priyam (प्रियम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a dear one. |
| dṛṣṭvā (दृष्ट्वा) | gerund | having seen. |
| sampūjya (सम्पूज्य) | gerund | having honored. |
| dhīrasya (धीरस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the steady one. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| kā (का) | nominative singular, feminine | any. Joined with api (अपि) as kāpi (कापि). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | at all. |
| hṛdi (हृदि) | locative singular, neuter | in the heart. |
| vāsanā (वासना) | nominative singular, feminine | a lingering want. |
The phrases
dṛṣṭvā (दृष्ट्वा) and sampūjya (सम्पूज्य) take the six accusatives. dhīrasya (धीरस्य) owns vāsanā (वासना). na kā api (न का अपि) agrees with vāsanā (वासना). hṛdi (हृदि) is where it is absent.
Sanskrit in this line
kā (का) plus api is kāpi (कापि). tīrtham (तीर्थम्) joins aṅganām (अङ्गनाम्) across the word boundary.
Say it back
What is absent from his heart?