10.7
Upadeśasāhasrī / 10. Dṛśi (दृशि) / 10.7
यथा नभः सर्वगतं न लिप्यते तथा ह्यहं देहगतोऽपि सूक्ष्मतः
yathā nabhaḥ sarvagataṃ na lipyate tathā hy ahaṃ dehagato 'pi sūkṣmataḥ
The line
As, nabha (नभ), a compound: all, and gone, not in lipyata (लिप्यत), so, in that way. I, a compound: a body, and gone even, fineness.
नेपालीमा
जसरी जताततै गएको आकाश लिप्त हुँदैन, त्यसरी म शरीरमा गएको भए पनि सूक्ष्म भएकाले लिप्त हुन्नँ।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 10. Dṛśi (दृशि). Seeing. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yathā (यथा) + nabhaḥ (नभः) + sarva-gataṃ (सर्व-गतं) + na (न) + lipyate (लिप्यते) + tathā (तथा) + hy (ह्य्) + ahaṃ (अहं) + deha-gato (देह-गतो) + api (अपि) + sūkṣmataḥ (सूक्ष्मतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| nabhaḥ (नभः) | nominative singular, masculine | nabha (नभ) |
| sarva-gataṃ (सर्व-गतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, and gone. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| lipyate (लिप्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | lipyata (लिप्यत) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| ahaṃ (अहं) | nominative singular | I |
| deha-gato (देह-गतो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a body, and gone. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| sūkṣmataḥ (सूक्ष्मतः) | nominative singular, feminine | fineness |
The phrases
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. nabhaḥ (नभः) is nabha (नभ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sarva-gataṃ (सर्व-गतं) is a compound: all, and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. lipyate (लिप्यते) is lipyata (लिप्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ahaṃ (अहं) is I. It stands as nominative singular. deha-gato (देह-गतो) is a compound: a body, and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. sūkṣmataḥ (सूक्ष्मतः) is fineness. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-gataṃ (सर्व-गतं) 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 nabhaḥ (नभः) and sarva-gataṃ (सर्व-गतं).