Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 13.5 · Janaka speaks
No good or evil accrues to me by staying, going or sleeping. So I live happily whether I stay, go or sleep.
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अर्थानर्थौ
arthānarthau
good and evil, gain and loss
noun, masculine, nominative dual
Good and evil are products of action done by body and mind; their results do not touch one unattached to body and mind.
न
na
not
negative particle
मे
me
to me, of me
pronoun, first person, genitive/dative singular
स्थित्या
sthityā
by staying
noun, feminine, instrumental singular
गत्या
gatyā
by going
noun, feminine, instrumental singular
शयनेन
śayanena
by sleeping
noun, neuter, instrumental singular
वा
vā
or
conjunction
तिष्ठन्
tiṣṭhan
staying
present participle, masculine, nominative singular
गच्छन्
gacchan
going
present participle, masculine, nominative singular
स्वपन्
svapan
sleeping
present participle, masculine, nominative singular
तस्मात्
tasmāt
therefore
pronoun, masculine, ablative singular
अहम्
aham
I
pronoun, first person, nominative singular
आसे
āse
I live, I remain
verb, present, 1st person singular (ās)
यथासुखम्
yathāsukham
happily, at ease
adverb