Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.75
18.75
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
निरोधादीनि कर्माणि जहाति जडधीर् यदि ।
मनोरथान् प्रलापांश् च कर्तुमाप्नोत्यतत्क्षणात् nirodhādīni karmāṇi jahāti jaḍadhīr yadi |
manorathān pralāpāṃś ca kartum āpnoty atatkṣaṇāt
The line
If the one of inert mind abandons the actions that begin with restraint, from that very instant he reaches the making of wishes and of empty talk.
नेपालीमा
यदि जड बुद्धि भएकोले निरोध आदि कर्म छोड्छ भने, त्यही क्षणदेखि ऊ मनोरथ र प्रलाप गर्न पुग्छ।
Where it sits
Aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) is still speaking, and he turns from the silent one who sees the self to the inert mind that drops restraint.
Split: nirodhādīni (निरोधादीनि) + karmāṇi (कर्माणि) + jahāti (जहाति) + jaḍadhīḥ (जडधीः) + yadi (यदि) + manorathān (मनोरथान्) + pralāpān (प्रलापान्) + ca (च) + kartum (कर्तुम्) + āpnoti (आप्नोति) + atatkṣaṇāt (अतत्क्षणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirodhādīni (निरोधादीनि) | accusative plural, neuter | those that begin with restraint. nirodha (निरोध) is restraint. ādi (आदि) is the beginning. Agrees with karmāṇi (कर्माणि). |
| karmāṇi (कर्माणि) | accusative plural, neuter | actions. Object of jahāti (जहाति). |
| jahāti (जहाति) | present third person singular | abandons. From hā (हा). |
| jaḍadhīḥ (जडधीः) | nominative singular, masculine | one whose mind is inert. dhī (धी) is the mind. jaḍa (जड) is inert. Recited jaḍadhīr (जडधीर्) before y (य्). Subject of jahāti (जहाति). |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if. |
| manorathān (मनोरथान्) | accusative plural, masculine | wishes, the chariots of the mind. Object of kartum (कर्तुम्). |
| pralāpān (प्रलापान्) | accusative plural, masculine | empty talks, babble. Recited pralāpāṃś (प्रलापांश्) before c (च्). |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| kartum (कर्तुम्) | infinitive | to do, to make. Joined by m (म्) to the vowel of āpnoti (आप्नोति). |
| āpnoti (आप्नोति) | present third person singular | reaches, obtains. From āp (आप्). Recited āpnoty (आप्नोत्य्) before the vowel. |
| atatkṣaṇāt (अतत्क्षणात्) | ablative singular | from that very instant. kṣaṇa (क्षण) is a moment. tat (तत्) is that. |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) makes the first half the condition. jaḍadhīḥ (जडधीः) is the subject of both jahāti (जहाति) and āpnoti (आप्नोति). nirodhādīni (निरोधादीनि) karmāṇi (कर्माणि) is what he abandons. manorathān (मनोरथान्) and pralāpān (प्रलापान्) are the objects of kartum (कर्तुम्), and kartum (कर्तुम्) depends on āpnoti (आप्नोति). atatkṣaṇāt (अतत्क्षणात्) is the time of that reaching.
Sanskrit in this line
jaḍadhīḥ (जडधीः) before y (य्) is jaḍadhīr (जडधीर्). pralāpān (प्रलापान्) before c (च्) is pralāpāṃś (प्रलापांश्). kartum (कर्तुम्) plus āpnoti (आप्नोति) joins m (म्) to ā (आ), and āpnoti (आप्नोति) plus atatkṣaṇāt (अतत्क्षणात्) is āpnoty (आप्नोत्य्).
Say it back
If the inert mind drops the actions that begin with restraint, what does he then reach the making of?