6.3
Upadeśasāhasrī / 6. Chittvā (छित्त्वा) / 6.3
अविद्यास्तमतः सर्वं ज्ञात आत्मन्यसद् भवेत्
avidyāstam ataḥ sarvaṃ jñāta ātmany asad bhavet
The line
A compound: not-knowing, and stama (स्तम), therefore, from this, all, known, ātmany (आत्मन्य्), not what is, would be.
नेपालीमा
अविद्या अस्ताएपछि, त्यसैले, आत्मन्मा जानिएको सबै असत् हुन्थ्यो।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 6. Chittvā (छित्त्वा). Cutting the differences away. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: avidyā-stama (अविद्या-स्तम) + ataḥ (अतः) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + jñāta (ज्ञात) + ātmany (आत्मन्य्) + a-sad (अ-सद्) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avidyā-stama (अविद्या-स्तम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: not-knowing, and stama (स्तम). Read it from the end |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| jñāta (ज्ञात) | the stem, as the line writes it | known |
| ātmany (आत्मन्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| a-sad (अ-सद्) | the stem, as the line writes it | not what is |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
avidyā-stama (अविद्या-स्तम) is a compound: not-knowing, and stama (स्तम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. jñāta (ज्ञात) is known. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
ātmany (आत्मन्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. a-sad (अ-सद्) is not what is. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
avidyā-stama (अविद्या-स्तम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avidyā-stama (अविद्या-स्तम) and sarvaṃ (सर्वं).