Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.56
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the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
सन्तुष्टोऽपि न सन्तुष्टः खिन्नोऽपि न च खिद्यते ।
तस्याश्चर्यदशां तां तां तादृशा एव जानते santuṣṭo 'pi na santuṣṭaḥ khinno 'pi na ca khidyate |
tasyāścaryadaśāṃ tāṃ tāṃ tādṛśā eva jānate
The line
Even when pleased he is not pleased, and even when weary he is not wearied. That wondrous condition of his, only people of that kind know.
नेपालीमा
सन्तुष्ट हुँदा पनि सन्तुष्ट हुँदैन। खिन्न हुँदा पनि खिन्न हुँदैन। उसको त्यो आश्चर्यजनक दशा त्यस्तै मानिसहरूले मात्र जान्छन्।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. The wondrous condition is known only by people who are of that kind.
Split: santuṣṭaḥ (सन्तुष्टः) + api (अपि) + na (न) + santuṣṭaḥ (सन्तुष्टः) + khinnaḥ (खिन्नः) + api (अपि) + na (न) + ca (च) + khidyate (खिद्यते) + tasya (तस्य) + āścaryadaśām (आश्चर्यदशाम्) + tām (ताम्) + tām (ताम्) + tādṛśāḥ (तादृशाः) + eva (एव) + jānate (जानते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| santuṣṭaḥ (सन्तुष्टः) | nominative singular, masculine | pleased. Recited santuṣṭo (सन्तुष्टो) with the avagraha. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| santuṣṭaḥ (सन्तुष्टः) | nominative singular, masculine | pleased. |
| khinnaḥ (खिन्नः) | nominative singular, masculine | weary. Recited khinno (खिन्नो) with the avagraha. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| khidyate (खिद्यते) | present third person singular, passive | he is wearied. |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of him. |
| āścaryadaśām (आश्चर्यदशाम्) | accusative singular, feminine | a wondrous condition. |
| tām (ताम्) | accusative singular, feminine | that. Agrees with āścaryadaśām (आश्चर्यदशाम्). |
| tām (ताम्) | accusative singular, feminine | that very one. |
| tādṛśāḥ (तादृशाः) | nominative plural, masculine | people of that kind. Recited tādṛśā (तादृशा) before eva (एव). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. |
| jānate (जानते) | present third person plural | they know. |
The phrases
santuṣṭaḥ api na santuṣṭaḥ (सन्तुष्टः अपि न सन्तुष्टः) is the first denial. khinnaḥ api na ca khidyate (खिन्नः अपि न च खिद्यते) is the second. tasya (तस्य) owns āścaryadaśām tām tām (आश्चर्यदशाम् ताम् ताम्). tādṛśāḥ eva (तादृशाः एव) is the subject of jānate (जानते).
Sanskrit in this line
santuṣṭaḥ (सन्तुष्टः) plus api is santuṣṭo (सन्तुष्टो) 'pi. khinnaḥ (खिन्नः) plus api is khinno 'pi. tasya plus āścaryadaśām (आश्चर्यदशाम्) is tasyāścaryadaśām (तस्याश्चर्यदशाम्). tādṛśāḥ (तादृशाः) before eva loses its visarga, and the e of eva remains.
Say it back
Who knows that wondrous condition?