Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.72
18.72
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
स्फुरतोऽनन्तरूपेण प्रकृतिं च न पश्यतः ।
क्व बन्धः क्व च वा मोक्षः क्व हर्षः क्व विषादिता sphurato 'nantarūpeṇa prakṛtiṃ ca na paśyataḥ |
kva bandhaḥ kva ca vā mokṣaḥ kva harṣaḥ kva viṣāditā
The line
For the one flashing as endless form, and not seeing nature, where is bondage, or where is release, where is thrill, where is the state of sinking?
नेपालीमा
अनन्त रूपले स्फुरिरहेको र प्रकृति नै नदेख्नेको बन्धन कहाँ, मोक्ष कहाँ, हर्ष कहाँ, विषादको अवस्था कहाँ?
Where it sits
Aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) is still speaking, and the flashing named in the previous verse is now endless form that does not see nature.
Split: sphurataḥ (स्फुरतः) + anantarūpeṇa (अनन्तरूपेण) + prakṛtim (प्रकृतिम्) + ca (च) + na (न) + paśyataḥ (पश्यतः) + kva (क्व) + bandhaḥ (बन्धः) + kva (क्व) + ca (च) + vā (वा) + mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) + kva (क्व) + harṣaḥ (हर्षः) + kva (क्व) + viṣāditā (विषादिता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sphurataḥ (स्फुरतः) | genitive singular, masculine | of the one who is flashing. Present participle of sphur (स्फुर्). Recited sphurato (स्फुरतो) with the avagraha. |
| anantarūpeṇa (अनन्तरूपेण) | instrumental singular, neuter | by endless form, as endless form. rūpa (रूप) is form. ananta (अनन्त) is without end. |
| prakṛtim (प्रकृतिम्) | accusative singular, feminine | nature, the primal going forth. Object of paśyataḥ (पश्यतः). |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| paśyataḥ (पश्यतः) | genitive singular, masculine | of the one who sees. Present participle of dṛś (दृश्). Agrees with sphurataḥ (स्फुरतः), and na (न) negates it. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| bandhaḥ (बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | bondage. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | release. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| harṣaḥ (हर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | thrill, a leap of joy. |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where? |
| viṣāditā (विषादिता) | nominative singular, feminine | the state of sinking, dejection. |
The phrases
sphurataḥ (स्फुरतः) and na (न) paśyataḥ (पश्यतः) are genitives of one person. anantarūpeṇa (अनन्तरूपेण) is the manner of the flashing. prakṛtim (प्रकृतिम्) is the object not seen, and ca (च) adds that not seeing to the flashing. The four kva (क्व) nouns are nominative, with ca (च) vā (वा) on the question about mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः).
Sanskrit in this line
sphurataḥ (स्फुरतः) plus anantarūpeṇa (अनन्तरूपेण) is sphurato (स्फुरतो) with the avagraha. The visarga before the vowel becomes o (ओ).
Say it back
For the one who does not see nature, which pairs of opposites have no place?