Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.59
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the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
सुखमास्ते सुखं शेते सुखमायाति याति च ।
सुखं वक्ति सुखं भुङ्क्ते व्यवहारेऽपि शान्तधीः sukham āste sukhaṃ śete sukham āyāti yāti ca |
sukhaṃ vakti sukhaṃ bhuṅkte vyavahāre 'pi śāntadhīḥ
The line
One of still understanding sits at ease, lies down at ease, comes and goes at ease, speaks at ease, and eats at ease, even in ordinary dealing.
नेपालीमा
शान्त बुद्धि भएको सुखले बस्छ, सुखले सुत्छ, सुखले आउँछ र जान्छ, सुखले बोल्छ, सुखले खान्छ, व्यवहारमा पनि।
Where it sits
Astavakra is still speaking. Ordinary dealing is included. Ease is the manner of each verb, not a separate object.
Split: sukham (सुखम्) + āste (आस्ते) + sukham (सुखम्) + śete (शेते) + sukham (सुखम्) + āyāti (आयाति) + yāti (याति) + ca (च) + sukham (सुखम्) + vakti (वक्ति) + sukham (सुखम्) + bhuṅkte (भुङ्क्ते) + vyavahāre (व्यवहारे) + api (अपि) + śāntadhīḥ (शान्तधीः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. Manner of āste (आस्ते). |
| āste (आस्ते) | present third person singular | he sits. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. Manner of śete (शेते). |
| śete (शेते) | present third person singular | he lies down. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. Manner of āyāti (आयाति). |
| āyāti (आयाति) | present third person singular | he comes. |
| yāti (याति) | present third person singular | he goes. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. Manner of vakti (वक्ति). |
| vakti (वक्ति) | present third person singular | he speaks. |
| sukham (सुखम्) | accusative singular, neuter | at ease. Manner of bhuṅkte (भुङ्क्ते). |
| bhuṅkte (भुङ्क्ते) | present third person singular | he eats. |
| vyavahāre (व्यवहारे) | locative singular, masculine | in ordinary dealing. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. The a (अ) is the avagraha after vyavahāre (व्यवहारे). |
| śāntadhīḥ (शान्तधीः) | nominative singular, masculine | one of still understanding. |
The phrases
śāntadhīḥ (शान्तधीः) is the subject of āste (आस्ते), śete (शेते), āyāti (आयाति), yāti (याति), vakti (वक्ति), and bhuṅkte (भुङ्क्ते). Each sukham (सुखम्) is the manner of its verb. vyavahāre api (व्यवहारे अपि) is where this still holds.
Sanskrit in this line
vyavahāre (व्यवहारे) plus api is vyavahāre (व्यवहारे) 'pi. Final e before short a stays e, and the a of api is the avagraha.
Say it back
How does the one of still understanding eat?