6.5
Upadeśasāhasrī / 6. Chittvā (छित्त्वा) / 6.5
विशेषप्रक्षयो यत्र सिद्धो ज्ञश् चित्रगुर् यथा
viśeṣaprakṣayo yatra siddho jñaś citragur yathā
The line
A compound: a difference, and prakṣaya (प्रक्षय), where, established, jñaś (ज्ञश्), citragur (चित्रगुर्), as.
नेपालीमा
जहाँ विशेषको क्षय सिद्ध हुन्छ, ज्ञाता चित्रगु जस्तै हुन्छ।
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: viśeṣa-prakṣayaḥ (विशेष-प्रक्षयः) + yatra (यत्र) + siddhaḥ (सिद्धः) + jñaś (ज्ञश्) + citragur (चित्रगुर्) + yathā (यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viśeṣa-prakṣayaḥ (विशेष-प्रक्षयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a difference, and prakṣaya (प्रक्षय). Read it from the end |
| yatra (यत्र) | indeclinable | where |
| siddhaḥ (सिद्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | established |
| jñaś (ज्ञश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| citragur (चित्रगुर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
The phrases
viśeṣa-prakṣayaḥ (विशेष-प्रक्षयः) is a compound: a difference, and prakṣaya (प्रक्षय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it viśeṣaprakṣayo (विशेषप्रक्षयो). yatra (यत्र) is where. It stands as indeclinable. siddhaḥ (सिद्धः) is established. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it siddho.
jñaś (ज्ञश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. citragur (चित्रगुर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣa-prakṣayaḥ (विशेष-प्रक्षयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it viśeṣaprakṣayo (विशेषप्रक्षयो). The line writes it siddho.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viśeṣa-prakṣayaḥ (विशेष-प्रक्षयः) and yatra (यत्र).