11.11
Upadeśasāhasrī / 11. Īkṣitṛtva (ईक्षितृत्व) / 11.11
यथासिर् दृश्यते स्वप्ने तद्वद् बोद्धा स्वयंप्रभः
yathāsir dṛśyate svapne tadvad boddhā svayaṃprabhaḥ
The line
A compound: as, and sira (सिर), is seen, in dream, like that. tadvat before a voiced sound, boddha (बोद्ध), svayaṃprabha (स्वयंप्रभ).
नेपालीमा
जसरी सपनामा तरवार देखिन्छ, त्यस्तै बोद्धा स्वयंप्रभ हुन्छ।
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: yathā-sira (यथा-सिर) + dṛśyate (दृश्यते) + svapne (स्वप्ने) + tadvad (तद्वद्) + boddhā (बोद्धा) + svayaṃprabhaḥ (स्वयंप्रभः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā-sira (यथा-सिर) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: as, and sira (सिर). Read it from the end |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present, third person singular | is seen |
| svapne (स्वप्ने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | dream |
| tadvad (तद्वद्) | indeclinable | like that. tadvat before a voiced sound |
| boddhā (बोद्धा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | boddha (बोद्ध) |
| svayaṃprabhaḥ (स्वयंप्रभः) | nominative singular, masculine | svayaṃprabha (स्वयंप्रभ) |
The phrases
yathā-sira (यथा-सिर) is a compound: as, and sira (सिर). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. dṛśyate (दृश्यते) is is seen. It stands as present, third person singular. svapne (स्वप्ने) is dream. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
tadvad (तद्वद्) is like that. tadvat before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. boddhā (बोद्धा) is boddha (बोद्ध). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. svayaṃprabhaḥ (स्वयंप्रभः) is svayaṃprabha (स्वयंप्रभ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
svayaṃprabhaḥ (स्वयंप्रभः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yathā-sira (यथा-सिर) and dṛśyate (दृश्यते).