Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 16.4 · Ashtavakra speaks
Happiness belongs to that master idler to whom even the closing and opening of eyelids is an affliction, to none else.
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व्यापारे
vyāpāre
in activity
noun, masculine, locative singular
खिद्यते
khidyate
feels pain, is troubled
verb, present passive 3rd singular
यः
yaḥ
who
pronoun, nominative singular
तु
tu
but, indeed
particle
निमेषोन्मेषयोः
nimeṣonmeṣayoḥ
in the closing and opening (of eyelids)
noun, masculine, locative dual
अपि
api
even
particle
तस्य
tasya
of that
pronoun, genitive singular
आलस्य
ālasya
of the idler
noun, masculine, genitive singular
The 'master idler' is the man of Self-realization, completely inactive, indifferent and unattached to work; even slight body-consciousness he feels as a painful limitation.
धुरीणस्य
dhurīṇasya
foremost, master
adjective, genitive singular
सुखं
sukhaṃ
happiness
noun, neuter, nominative singular
One must be absolutely detached from body and mind to be truly happy.
न
na
not
particle
अन्यस्य
anyasya
of another
pronoun, genitive singular
कस्यचित्
kasyacit
of anyone
pronoun, genitive singular