Ashtavakra Gita 11.2 — Wisdom, Chapter 11, Verse 2

Devanagari script

ईश्वरः सर्वनिर्माता नेहान्य इति निश्चयी ।

अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः शान्तः क्वापि न सज्जते ॥ ११-२॥

Transliteration

īśvaraḥ sarvanirmātā nehānya iti niścayī .

antargalitasarvāśaḥ śāntaḥ kvāpi na sajjate .. 11-2..

Translation

ಈಶ್ವರನೇ ಸರ್ವನಿರ್ಮಾತೃ, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರೆ ಏನೂ ಇಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನಿಶ್ಚಯಿಸಿದವನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಆಶೆಗಳು ಅಂತರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಗುತ್ತವೆ; ಶಾಂತನಾಗಿ ಅವನು ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಆಸಕ್ತನಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता) in quoted idea
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वनिर्माता: creator of all
• सर्वनिर्माता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa/predicate (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-निर्मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agent noun from निर्-मा

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• इह: here, in this world
• इह: Adhikarana as adverb (अधिकरणार्थक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• अन्यः: another, someone else
• अन्यः: Karta/predicate in nominal clause (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निश्चय-सूचक अव्यय

• निश्चयी: one who is certain
• निश्चयी: Karta (कर्ता) of सज्जते
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः: one whose all hopes have melted away within
• अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्-गलित-सर्व-आश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies निश्चयी

• शान्तः: peaceful
• शान्तः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; शम्-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies निश्चयी

• क्व: where
• क्व: Adhikarana as adverb (अधिकरणार्थक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक/स्थानवाचक-अव्यय

• अपि: ever, any
• अपि: Indefinite particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; with क्व gives 'anywhere'

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• सज्जते: clings, becomes attached
• सज्जते: Akhyata/verb predicate (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सञ्ज्/सज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

• Aṣṭāvakra

Listener

• Janaka

Tags

• Ishvara
• creator
• desireless
• peace
• non-attachment
• certainty
• Lord

Entities Mentioned

• Ishvara
• sarva-nirmata
• nishchaya
• asha
• shanti
• sanga/sajjate

FAQs

What certainty is taught in this verse?

The certainty that the Lord is the creator of everything and that there is nothing else here.

What happens to desires?

All desires melt away inwardly.

What is the state of such a person?

Such a person is peaceful and does not become attached to anything.