11.8
Upadeśasāhasrī / 11. Īkṣitṛtva (ईक्षितृत्व) / 11.8
ते नष्टा ज्ञनकर्मभ्यां नास्तिकाः स्युर् न संशयः
te naṣṭā jñanakarmabhyāṃ nāstikāḥ syur na saṃśayaḥ
The line
They, those, naṣṭa (नष्ट), of a compound: jñana (ज्ञन), action, and bhya (भ्य), not a compound: is, and kāḥa (काःअ), they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound, not doubt.
नेपालीमा
तिनीहरू ज्ञान र कर्मले नष्ट हुन्छन्। तिनीहरू नास्तिक हुन्थे। शङ्का छैन।
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: te (ते) + naṣṭā (नष्टा) + jñana-karma-bhyāṃ (ज्ञन-कर्म-भ्यां) + na (न) + asti-kāḥa (अस्ति-काःअ) + syur (स्युर्) + na (न) + saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| naṣṭā (नष्टा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | naṣṭa (नष्ट) |
| jñana-karma-bhyāṃ (ज्ञन-कर्म-भ्यां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: jñana (ज्ञन), action, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| asti-kāḥa (अस्ति-काःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: is, and kāḥa (काःअ). Read it from the end |
| syur (स्युर्) | optative, third person plural | they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | doubt |
The phrases
te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. naṣṭā (नष्टा) is naṣṭa (नष्ट). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. jñana-karma-bhyāṃ (ज्ञन-कर्म-भ्यां) is a compound: jñana (ज्ञन), action, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
asti-kāḥa (अस्ति-काःअ) is a compound: is, and kāḥa (काःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syur (स्युर्) is they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person plural. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) is doubt. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
jñana-karma-bhyāṃ (ज्ञन-कर्म-भ्यां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss te (ते) and naṣṭā (नष्टा).