Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.55
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the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
भृत्यैः पुत्रैः कलत्रैश् च दौहित्रैश् चापि गोत्रजैः ।
विहस्य धिक्कृतो योगी न याति विकृतिं मनाक् bhṛtyaiḥ putraiḥ kalatraiś ca dauhitraiś cāpi gotrajaiḥ |
vihasya dhikkṛto yogī na yāti vikṛtiṃ manāk
The line
Laughed at and scorned by servants, by sons, by wives, by grandsons, and by those born in the line, the yogin does not go into disturbance even a little.
नेपालीमा
नोकर, छोरा, पत्नी, नाति र कुलका मानिसले खिल्ली उडाएर धिक्कारे पनि योगी अलिकति पनि विकृतिमा जाँदैन।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Scorn from the household is the occasion. The yogin does not go into disturbance.
Split: bhṛtyaiḥ (भृत्यैः) + putraiḥ (पुत्रैः) + kalatraiḥ (कलत्रैः) + ca (च) + dauhitraiḥ (दौहित्रैः) + ca (च) + api (अपि) + gotrajaiḥ (गोत्रजैः) + vihasya (विहस्य) + dhikkṛtaḥ (धिक्कृतः) + yogī (योगी) + na (न) + yāti (याति) + vikṛtim (विकृतिम्) + manāk (मनाक्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhṛtyaiḥ (भृत्यैः) | instrumental plural, masculine | by servants. |
| putraiḥ (पुत्रैः) | instrumental plural, masculine | by sons. |
| kalatraiḥ (कलत्रैः) | instrumental plural, neuter | by wives. Recited kalatraiś (कलत्रैश्) before ca (च). |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| dauhitraiḥ (दौहित्रैः) | instrumental plural, masculine | by daughters' sons. Recited dauhitraiś (दौहित्रैश्) before ca (च). |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. Joined with api (अपि) as cāpi (चापि). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also. |
| gotrajaiḥ (गोत्रजैः) | instrumental plural, masculine | by those born in the family line. |
| vihasya (विहस्य) | gerund | having laughed. |
| dhikkṛtaḥ (धिक्कृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | scorned. Recited dhikkṛto (धिक्कृतो) before y (य्). |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular, masculine | the yogin. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| yāti (याति) | present third person singular | he goes. |
| vikṛtim (विकृतिम्) | accusative singular, feminine | disturbance. |
| manāk (मनाक्) | indeclinable | even a little. |
The phrases
Five instrumentals are the people who scorn him, with vihasya (विहस्य). dhikkṛtaḥ yogī (धिक्कृतः योगी) is the subject of na yāti (न याति). vikṛtim (विकृतिम्) is the object. manāk (मनाक्) is the degree.
Sanskrit in this line
kalatraiḥ (कलत्रैः) plus ca is kalatraiś (कलत्रैश्) ca. dauhitraiḥ (दौहित्रैः) plus ca plus api is dauhitraiś (दौहित्रैश्) cāpi (चापि). dhikkṛtaḥ (धिक्कृतः) plus yogī (योगी) is dhikkṛto (धिक्कृतो) yogī (योगी).
Say it back
Does the scorned yogin go into disturbance?