Aṣṭāvakra Gītā / Janaka (अध्याय १९) / 19.8
19.8
the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (अष्टावक्र गीता)
अलं त्रिवर्गकथया योगस्य कथयाप्यलम् ।
अलं विज्ञानकथया विश्रान्तस्य ममात्मनि alaṃ trivargakathayā yogasya kathayāpy alam |
alaṃ vijñānakathayā viśrāntasya mamātmani
The line
Enough of talk of the three aims, enough also of talk of yoga, and enough of talk of knowledge, of me who have come to rest in the self.
नेपालीमा
आत्मामा विश्राम गरेको मलाई त्रिवर्गको कुरा पुग्यो, योगको कुरा पनि पुग्यो, ज्ञानको कुरा पनि पुग्यो।
Where it sits
Janaka is still speaking. The questions stop, and the chapter closes on enough.
Split: alam (अलम्) + trivargakathayā (त्रिवर्गकथया) + yogasya (योगस्य) + kathayā (कथया) + api (अपि) + alam (अलम्) + alam (अलम्) + vijñānakathayā (विज्ञानकथया) + viśrāntasya (विश्रान्तस्य) + mama (मम) + ātmani (आत्मनि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| alam (अलम्) | indeclinable | enough. |
| trivargakathayā (त्रिवर्गकथया) | instrumental singular, feminine | by talk of the group of three. Read from kathayā (कथया). |
| yogasya (योगस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of yoga. |
| kathayā (कथया) | instrumental singular, feminine | by talk. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also. The i (इ) before alam (अलम्) is recited y (य्). |
| alam (अलम्) | indeclinable | enough. |
| alam (अलम्) | indeclinable | enough. |
| vijñānakathayā (विज्ञानकथया) | instrumental singular, feminine | by talk of knowledge. Read from kathayā (कथया). |
| viśrāntasya (विश्रान्तस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of one who has come to rest. Agrees with mama (मम). |
| mama (मम) | genitive singular | of me. |
| ātmani (आत्मनि) | locative singular, masculine | in the self. Recited in mamātmani (ममात्मनि), mama (मम) plus ātmani (आत्मनि). |
The phrases
Three alam (अलम्) each take an instrumental kathayā (कथया). yogasya (योगस्य) depends on the second kathayā (कथया). api (अपि) marks that second enough. viśrāntasya (विश्रान्तस्य) agrees with mama (मम), and ātmani (आत्मनि) is the place of rest.
Sanskrit in this line
api plus alam is recited apy alam, i before a becoming y. mama plus ātmani (आत्मनि) is mamātmani (ममात्मनि).
Say it back
Of which three talks has he had enough?