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Sutra 2.39

अपारिग्रहस्थैर्ये जन्मकथन्तासम्बोधः
Aparigrahasthairye janma-kathantā-sambodhah


Word-by-Word Breakdown

  1. Aparigraha (अपारिग्रह)

    • a = not / without

    • pari = around, excessive, surrounding

    • graha = grasping, holding, seizing
      → Non-possessiveness, non-grasping, freedom from hoarding

  2. Sthairye (स्थैर्ये)

    • From sthira = steady, firm, stable

    • In locative form: when established in steadiness
      → When one is firmly grounded in non-possessiveness

  3. Janma (जन्म)

    • Birth, origin, beginning
      → Refers to the conditions of birth, why we are here, our karmic patterns

  4. Kathantā (कथन्ता)

    • From katham = how, in what way

    • -tā = abstract noun suffix → "the how-ness," the method, the why and how
      → The reasons, the mechanics, the story behind our birth

  5. Sambodhah (सम्बोधः)

    • sam = complete, together

    • bodha = awakening, understanding, knowledge
      → Complete awakening, deep knowledge, illumination


Full Sense of the Sutra

"When one is firmly established in non-possessiveness (aparigraha), there arises deep understanding of the why and how of one's birth — a clear vision of life's patterns and purpose."