8.3
Upadeśasāhasrī / 8. Citisvarūpa (चितिस्वरूप) / 8.3
निरन्तरं निष्कलमक्रियं परं ततो न मेऽस्तीह फलं तवेहितैः
nirantaraṃ niṣkalam akriyaṃ paraṃ tato na me 'stīha phalaṃ tavehitaiḥ
The line
nirantara (निरन्तर), niṣkala (निष्कल), akriya (अक्रिय), the highest, only, from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, not of me, is, here, the fruit, by means of tavehita (तवेहित).
नेपालीमा
निरन्तर, निष्कल, अक्रिय, पर छु। त्यसैले यहाँ तिम्रा चेष्टाहरूले मेरो फल छैन।
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: nirantaraṃ (निरन्तरं) + niṣkalam (निष्कलम्) + akriyaṃ (अक्रियं) + paraṃ (परं) + tato (ततो) + na (न) + me (मे) + asti (अस्ति) + iha (इह) + phalaṃ (फलं) + tavehitaiḥ (तवेहितैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirantaraṃ (निरन्तरं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nirantara (निरन्तर) |
| niṣkalam (निष्कलम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | niṣkala (निष्कल) |
| akriyaṃ (अक्रियं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | akriya (अक्रिय) |
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| iha (इह) | indeclinable | here |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| tavehitaiḥ (तवेहितैः) | instrumental plural | tavehita (तवेहित) |
The phrases
nirantaraṃ (निरन्तरं) is nirantara (निरन्तर). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. niṣkalam (निष्कलम्) is niṣkala (निष्कल). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. akriyaṃ (अक्रियं) is akriya (अक्रिय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. paraṃ (परं) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. iha (इह) is here. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as astīha (अस्तीह). phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tavehitaiḥ (तवेहितैः) is tavehita (तवेहित). It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as astīha (अस्तीह).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirantaraṃ (निरन्तरं) and niṣkalam (निष्कलम्).