Hi Gaia, I don't have a lead on the source for you, but might the first quarter involve a compound "karma-kṛtam," i.e. that everything is brought about by [the force of] karma?
Best, Dave -- David Buchta, PhD Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit Department of Classics Brown University On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gaia Pintucci via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear list members, > > I have two questions/requests regarding the following stanza: > sarvaṃ karma kṛtaṃ vidvān vidan viarāgyabhāg bhavet | > nirvikalpaḥ sadā tisṭhet tattvacintāparo bhavet || > Knowing all the deeds that were done [by himself], a wiseman partakes of > detachment, remains constantly free from conceptualization and is focused > on his reflection about truth. > > It looks very much like one of those floating subhāṣitas, therefore my > query is probably a hopeless one, nevertheless I'll toss in the ocean my > bottle with a message: > 1) Have you ever encountered it in reading or heard it? In case, I would > be interested to know in which text or context. > 2) Regardless of your reply to my first question, I am keen to hear your > suggestions as to its ideological/religious framework, if a specific one > comes to mind. I see that it could just be a wise saying without any > sectarian colouring, but still I wonder if it rings a bell with anyone. > > The context in which I encountered it does not offer any hints: I found it > in two manuscripts of the same kāvya commentary, namely after the closing > formula iti *title* samāptā. > > All the very best, > Gaia Pintucci > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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