5.5
Upadeśasāhasrī / 5. Mūtrāśaṅka (मूत्राशङ्क) / 5.5
इदमंशप्रहाणे न परः सोऽनुभवो भवेत्
idamaṃśaprahāṇe na paraḥ so 'nubhavo bhavet
The line
In a compound: idamaṃśa (इदमंश), and leaving, not the other, the higher, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, experience, would be.
नेपालीमा
इदम् अंश छाडिँदा त्यो पर अनुभव हुँदैनथ्यो।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 5. Mūtrāśaṅka (मूत्राशङ्क). A doubt raised from the old example, and the fear that knowledge ends karma (कर्म). The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: idamaṃśa-prahāṇe (इदमंश-प्रहाणे) + na (न) + paraḥ (परः) + so (सो) + anubhavaḥ (अनुभवः) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| idamaṃśa-prahāṇe (इदमंश-प्रहाणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: idamaṃśa (इदमंश), and leaving. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| paraḥ (परः) | nominative singular, masculine | the other, the higher |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| anubhavaḥ (अनुभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | experience |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
idamaṃśa-prahāṇe (इदमंश-प्रहाणे) is a compound: idamaṃśa (इदमंश), and leaving. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. paraḥ (परः) is the other, the higher. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anubhavaḥ (अनुभवः) is experience. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
idamaṃśa-prahāṇe (इदमंश-प्रहाणे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss idamaṃśa-prahāṇe (इदमंश-प्रहाणे) and paraḥ (परः).