Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Aṣṭāvakra (अध्याय १८) / 18.99
18.99
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
न प्रीयते वन्द्यमानो निन्द्यमानो न कुप्यति ।
नैवोद्विजति मरणे जीवने नाभिनन्दति na prīyate vandyamāno nindyamāno na kupyati |
naivodvijati maraṇe jīvane nābhinandati
The line
Being praised, he is not pleased. Being blamed, he does not get angry. He is not startled at all at death, and he does not rejoice at life.
नेपालीमा
वन्दना पाउँदा प्रसन्न हुँदैन, निन्दा पाउँदा रिसाउँदैन। मरणमा उद्विग्न हुँदैन, जीवनमा अभिनन्दन गर्दैन।
Where it sits
Aṣṭāvakra (अष्टावक्र) is still speaking, and the one who does not remember either deed is now unmoved by praise, blame, death, and life.
Split: na (न) + prīyate (प्रीयते) + vandyamānaḥ (वन्द्यमानः) + nindyamānaḥ (निन्द्यमानः) + na (न) + kupyati (कुप्यति) + na (न) + eva (एव) + udvijati (उद्विजति) + maraṇe (मरणे) + jīvane (जीवने) + na (न) + abhinandati (अभिनन्दति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| prīyate (प्रीयते) | present third person singular | is pleased. From prī (प्री). |
| vandyamānaḥ (वन्द्यमानः) | nominative singular, masculine | being praised. Present passive participle of vand (वन्द्). Recited vandyamāno (वन्द्यमानो) before n (न्). |
| nindyamānaḥ (निन्द्यमानः) | nominative singular, masculine | being blamed. Present passive participle of nind (निन्द्). Recited nindyamāno (निन्द्यमानो) before n (न्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. |
| kupyati (कुप्यति) | present third person singular | gets angry. From kup (कुप्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. Joined with eva (एव) and ud (उद्) as naivo (नैवो). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | at all. |
| udvijati (उद्विजति) | present third person singular | is startled. From vij (विज्) with ud (उद्). |
| maraṇe (मरणे) | locative singular, neuter | at death. |
| jīvane (जीवने) | locative singular, neuter | at life, while living. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. Joined with abhinandati (अभिनन्दति) as nā (ना). |
| abhinandati (अभिनन्दति) | present third person singular | rejoices at, welcomes. From nand (नन्द्) with abhi (अभि). |
The phrases
The subject is the released one still in view. vandyamānaḥ (वन्द्यमानः) goes with na (न) prīyate (प्रीयते), and nindyamānaḥ (निन्द्यमानः) goes with na (न) kupyati (कुप्यति). maraṇe (मरणे) locates na (न) eva (एव) udvijati (उद्विजति). jīvane (जीवने) locates na (न) abhinandati (अभिनन्दति).
Sanskrit in this line
vandyamānaḥ (वन्द्यमानः) before n (न्) is vandyamāno (वन्द्यमानो). nindyamānaḥ (निन्द्यमानः) before n (न्) is nindyamāno (निन्द्यमानो). na (न) plus eva (एव) plus udvijati (उद्विजति) is naivodvijati (नैवोद्विजति). na (न) plus abhinandati (अभिनन्दति) is nābhinandati (नाभिनन्दति).
Say it back
What does he not feel when praised, when blamed, at death, and at life?