Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.97
18.97
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
विक्षेपेऽपि न विक्षिप्तः समाधौ न समाधिमान् ।
जाड्येऽपि न जडो धन्यः पाण्डित्येऽपि न पण्डितः vikṣepe 'pi na vikṣiptaḥ samādhau na samādhimān |
jāḍye 'pi na jaḍo dhanyaḥ pāṇḍitye 'pi na paṇḍitaḥ
The line
Even in distraction the fortunate one is not distracted, and in settling he is not one who possesses settling. Even in dullness he is not dull, and even in learnedness he is not a learned one.
नेपालीमा
विक्षेपमा पनि विक्षिप्त होइन, समाधिमा समाधिमान् होइन। जाड्यमा पनि जड होइन, पाण्डित्यमा पनि पण्डित होइन। त्यो धन्य हो।
Where it sits
Aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) is still speaking, and the one denied every name is now the fortunate one who is neither distracted nor a possessor of settling.
Split: vikṣepe (विक्षेपे) + api (अपि) + na (न) + vikṣiptaḥ (विक्षिप्तः) + samādhau (समाधौ) + na (न) + samādhimān (समाधिमान्) + jāḍye (जाड्ये) + api (अपि) + na (न) + jaḍaḥ (जडः) + dhanyaḥ (धन्यः) + pāṇḍitye (पाण्डित्ये) + api (अपि) + na (न) + paṇḍitaḥ (पण्डितः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikṣepe (विक्षेपे) | locative singular, masculine | in distraction. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. Kept by the avagraha after e (ए). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| vikṣiptaḥ (विक्षिप्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | distracted. |
| samādhau (समाधौ) | locative singular, masculine | in settling. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| samādhimān (समाधिमान्) | nominative singular, masculine | one who possesses settling. |
| jāḍye (जाड्ये) | locative singular, neuter | in dullness. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. Kept by the avagraha after e (ए). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| jaḍaḥ (जडः) | nominative singular, masculine | dull. Recited jaḍo (जडो) before dh (ध्). |
| dhanyaḥ (धन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | the fortunate one. Subject of the denials. |
| pāṇḍitye (पाण्डित्ये) | locative singular, neuter | in learnedness. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. Kept by the avagraha after e (ए). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| paṇḍitaḥ (पण्डितः) | nominative singular, masculine | a learned one. |
The phrases
dhanyaḥ (धन्यः) is the subject. Four locatives give the situations, and four nominatives are denied with na (न): in vikṣepe (विक्षेपे) he is not vikṣiptaḥ (विक्षिप्तः), in samādhau (समाधौ) he is not samādhimān (समाधिमान्), in jāḍye (जाड्ये) he is not jaḍaḥ (जडः), in pāṇḍitye (पाण्डित्ये) he is not paṇḍitaḥ (पण्डितः). api (अपि) concedes the first, third, and fourth situations.
Sanskrit in this line
vikṣepe (विक्षेपे) plus api (अपि), jāḍye (जाड्ये) plus api (अपि), and pāṇḍitye (पाण्डित्ये) plus api (अपि) keep the avagraha. jaḍaḥ (जडः) before dh (ध्) is jaḍo (जडो).
Say it back
In distraction, settling, dullness, and learnedness, what is the fortunate one not?