Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 3.10 · Ashtavakra speaks
The high-souled person witnesses his own body acting as if it were another's. As such, how can he be disturbed by praise or blame?
Word by word
चेष्टमानम्
ceṣṭamānam
acting, moving about
present active participle, neuter, accusative singular
शरीरम्
śarīram
body
noun, neuter, accusative singular
स्वम्
svam
one's own
adjective, neuter, accusative singular
पश्यति
paśyati
sees, witnesses
verb, third person singular, present
अन्यशरीरवत्
anyaśarīravat
like another's body
compound, indeclinable (comparative suffix -vat)
संस्तवे
saṃstave
in praise, in commendation
noun, masculine, locative singular
च
ca
and
conjunction
अपि
api
even, also
particle
निन्दायाम्
nindāyām
in blame, in censure
noun, feminine, locative singular
कथम्
katham
how
interrogative adverb
क्षुभ्येत्
kṣubhyet
should be disturbed, perturbed
verb, third person singular, optative
महाशयः
mahāśayaḥ
the high-souled one, great-minded
compound noun, masculine, nominative singular