Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 16.7 · Ashtavakra speaks
As long as desire, which is the abode of the state of indiscrimination, continues, there will verily be the sense of attachment and aversion, which is the branch and sprout of the tree of Samsara.
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हेयोपादेयता
heyopādeyatā
the sense of acceptable and rejectable
noun, feminine, nominative singular
Wanting certain things and rejecting others; this attachment and aversion is the branch and sprout of the tree of Samsara.
तावत्
tāvat
so long, that much
adverb
संसारविटपाङ्कुरः
saṃsāraviṭapāṅkuraḥ
branch and sprout of Samsara
compound noun, masculine, nominative singular
The trunk and root of the tree of Samsara is ignorance; desire is its branches and sprouts, one craving leading to another so that Karma grows ever more complex.
स्पृहा
spṛhā
desire, longing
noun, feminine, nominative singular
Desire robs us of the power to understand the true nature of the world, making us take the unreal for real; when desire goes, all things appear as they truly are.
जीवति
jīvati
lives
verb, present 3rd singular
यावत्
yāvat
as long as
adverb
वै
vai
verily
particle
निर्विचारदशास्पदम्
nirvicāradaśāspadam
abode of the state of indiscrimination
compound noun, neuter, nominative singular