11.1
Upadeśasāhasrī / 11. Īkṣitṛtva (ईक्षितृत्व) / 11.1
अज्ञानादित्यतोऽन्यत्वं सदसीति निवर्त्यते
ajñānād ity ato 'nyatvaṃ sad asīti nivartyate
The line
Because of not-knowing thus, therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound, a compound: other, and the state of being that, what is, in asīta (असीत), in nivartyata (निवर्त्यत).
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले अर्को हुनु अज्ञानबाट हो भनी सत् हौ भनेर फर्काइन्छ।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 11. Īkṣitṛtva (ईक्षितृत्व). Being the seer. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ajñānāt (अज्ञानात्) + ity (इत्य्) + ato (अतो) + anya-tvaṃ (अन्य-त्वं) + sad (सद्) + asīti (असीति) + nivartyate (निवर्त्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ajñānāt (अज्ञानात्) | ablative singular | not-knowing |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| anya-tvaṃ (अन्य-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| sad (सद्) | the stem, as the line writes it | what is |
| asīti (असीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | asīta (असीत) |
| nivartyate (निवर्त्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | nivartyata (निवर्त्यत) |
The phrases
ajñānāt (अज्ञानात्) is not-knowing. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ajñānād (अज्ञानाद्). ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. anya-tvaṃ (अन्य-त्वं) is a compound: other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
sad (सद्) is what is. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. asīti (असीति) is asīta (असीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. nivartyate (निवर्त्यते) is nivartyata (निवर्त्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line writes it ajñānād (अज्ञानाद्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ajñānāt (अज्ञानात्) and anya-tvaṃ (अन्य-त्वं).