11.3
Upadeśasāhasrī / 11. Īkṣitṛtva (ईक्षितृत्व) / 11.3
तस्य मे निर्विकारस्य विशेषः स्यात् कथंचन
tasya me nirvikārasya viśeṣaḥ syāt kathaṃcana
The line
Of of that, his, of me, of nirvikāra (निर्विकार), a difference, it would be, let it be granted, how, at all, with a question word.
नेपालीमा
नबदलिने त्यो मेरो विशेष कसरी पनि हुन्थ्यो।
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: tasya (तस्य) + me (मे) + nirvikārasya (निर्विकारस्य) + viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) + syāt (स्यात्) + kathaṃ (कथं) + cana (चन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| nirvikārasya (निर्विकारस्य) | genitive singular | nirvikāra (निर्विकार) |
| viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| cana (चन) | indeclinable | at all, with a question word |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. nirvikārasya (निर्विकारस्य) is nirvikāra (निर्विकार). It stands as genitive singular. viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. cana (चन) is at all, with a question word. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kathaṃcana (कथंचन).
Sanskrit in this line
nirvikārasya (निर्विकारस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as kathaṃcana (कथंचन).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and me (मे).