8.1
Upadeśasāhasrī / 8. Citisvarūpa (चितिस्वरूप) / 8.1
अतो न किंचित् तव चेष्टितेन मे फलं भवेत् सर्वविशेषहानतः
ato na kiṃcit tava ceṣṭitena me phalaṃ bhavet sarvaviśeṣahānataḥ
The line
Therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound, not what, some, at all, of of you, by means of ceṣṭita (चेष्टित), of me, the fruit, would be, a compound: all, a difference, and hānata (हानत).
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले तिम्रो चेष्टाले मेरो केही फल हुने थिएन, सबै विशेष हटेकोले।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 8. Citisvarūpa (चितिस्वरूप). Awareness as one's own form. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ato (अतो) + na (न) + kiṃ (किं) + cit (चित्) + tava (तव) + ceṣṭitena (चेष्टितेन) + me (मे) + phalaṃ (फलं) + bhavet (भवेत्) + sarva-viśeṣa-hānataḥ (सर्व-विशेष-हानतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
| tava (तव) | genitive singular | of you |
| ceṣṭitena (चेष्टितेन) | instrumental singular | ceṣṭita (चेष्टित) |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| sarva-viśeṣa-hānataḥ (सर्व-विशेष-हानतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, a difference, and hānata (हानत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kiṃcit (किंचित्). tava (तव) is of you. It stands as genitive singular.
ceṣṭitena (चेष्टितेन) is ceṣṭita (चेष्टित). It stands as instrumental singular. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular. sarva-viśeṣa-hānataḥ (सर्व-विशेष-हानतः) is a compound: all, a difference, and hānata (हानत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-viśeṣa-hānataḥ (सर्व-विशेष-हानतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as kiṃcit (किंचित्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss cit (चित्) and tava (तव).