Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.87
18.87
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
अकिञ्चनः कामचारो निर्द्वन्द्वश् छिन्नसंशयः ।
असक्तः सर्वभावेषु केवलो रमते बुधः akiñcanaḥ kāmacāro nirdvandvaś chinnasaṃśayaḥ |
asaktaḥ sarvabhāveṣu kevalo ramate budhaḥ
The line
Owning nothing, moving as he himself wills, without the pairs, his doubt cut, unattached in all states, the knowing one, alone, delights.
नेपालीमा
केही नभएको, आफैँले चाहेझैँ हिँड्ने, द्वन्द्वरहित, संशय छिन्न भएको, सबै भावमा अनासक्त, केवल बुध रमाउँछ।
Where it sits
Aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) is still speaking, and the great souled one without worry is now the knowing one who delights alone.
Split: akiñcanaḥ (अकिञ्चनः) + kāmacāraḥ (कामचारः) + nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः) + chinnasaṃśayaḥ (छिन्नसंशयः) + asaktaḥ (असक्तः) + sarvabhāveṣu (सर्वभावेषु) + kevalaḥ (केवलः) + ramate (रमते) + budhaḥ (बुधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| akiñcanaḥ (अकिञ्चनः) | nominative singular, masculine | one who owns nothing. Agrees with budhaḥ (बुधः). |
| kāmacāraḥ (कामचारः) | nominative singular, masculine | one who moves as he himself wills. cāra (चार) is moving. kāma (काम) here is his own will. Recited kāmacāro (कामचारो) before n (न्). |
| nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः) | nominative singular, masculine | without the pairs. Recited nirdvandvaś (निर्द्वन्द्वश्) before ch (छ्). |
| chinnasaṃśayaḥ (छिन्नसंशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | one whose doubt is cut. saṃśaya (संशय) is doubt. chinna (छिन्न) is cut. |
| asaktaḥ (असक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | unattached. |
| sarvabhāveṣu (सर्वभावेषु) | locative plural, masculine | in all states. Place of asaktaḥ (असक्तः). |
| kevalaḥ (केवलः) | nominative singular, masculine | alone. Recited kevalo (केवलो) before r (र्). |
| ramate (रमते) | present third person singular | delights. From ram (रम्). |
| budhaḥ (बुधः) | nominative singular, masculine | the knowing one. Subject of ramate (रमते). |
The phrases
budhaḥ (बुधः) is the subject of ramate (रमते). akiñcanaḥ (अकिञ्चनः), kāmacāraḥ (कामचारः), nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः), chinnasaṃśayaḥ (छिन्नसंशयः), asaktaḥ (असक्तः), and kevalaḥ (केवलः) all agree with him. sarvabhāveṣu (सर्वभावेषु) locates the unattached state.
Sanskrit in this line
kāmacāraḥ (कामचारः) before n (न्) is kāmacāro (कामचारो). nirdvandvaḥ (निर्द्वन्द्वः) before ch (छ्) is nirdvandvaś (निर्द्वन्द्वश्). kevalaḥ (केवलः) before r (र्) is kevalo (केवलो).
Say it back
In what condition of doubt and attachment does the knowing one delight?