Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 16.8 · Ashtavakra speaks
Activity begets attachment, abstention from it aversion. The man of wisdom is free from the pairs of opposites like a child, and he lives on verily as such.
Word by word
प्रवृत्तौ
pravṛttau
in activity
noun, feminine, locative singular
Conscious or deliberate activity prompted by desire is meant, not all activity whatsoever.
जायते
jāyate
is born, arises
verb, present 3rd singular
रागः
rāgaḥ
attachment
noun, masculine, nominative singular
निर्वृत्तौ
nirvṛttau
in abstention, withdrawal
noun, feminine, locative singular
The idea of abstention arises from regarding certain things as harmful; to be above both this attachment and this aversion is higher.
द्वेषः
dveṣaḥ
aversion
noun, masculine, nominative singular
एव
eva
indeed
particle
हि
hi
surely
particle
निर्द्वन्द्वः
nirdvandvaḥ
free from the pairs of opposites
adjective, nominative singular
बालवत्
bālavat
like a child
adverb
धीमान्
dhīmān
the man of wisdom
adjective, masculine, nominative singular
His outward life too is childlike, playful and without set purpose; this is the highest spiritual state, that of a Paramahamsa.
एवम्
evam
thus
adverb
एव
eva
verily
particle
व्यवस्थितः
vyavasthitaḥ
established, abides
past participle, nominative singular