13.1
Upadeśasāhasrī / 13. Acakṣuṣṭva (अचक्षुष्ट्व) / 13.1
अवाक्त्वान् न तु वक्तिः स्यादमनस्त्वान् मतिः कुतः
avāktvān na tu vaktiḥ syād amanastvān matiḥ kutaḥ
The line
avāktva (अवाक्त्व), not but, vakta (वक्त), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: without a mind, and the state of being that, a thought, from where, how.
नेपालीमा
वाणी नभएकाले बोली हुँदैन। मन नभएकाले विचार कहाँबाट आओस्।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 13. Acakṣuṣṭva (अचक्षुष्ट्व). Not being an eye. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: avāktvān (अवाक्त्वान्) + na (न) + tu (तु) + vaktiḥ (वक्तिः) + syād (स्याद्) + amanas-tvān (अमनस्-त्वान्) + matiḥ (मतिः) + kutaḥ (कुतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avāktvān (अवाक्त्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | avāktva (अवाक्त्व) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vaktiḥ (वक्तिः) | nominative singular | vakta (वक्त) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| amanas-tvān (अमनस्-त्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: without a mind, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| matiḥ (मतिः) | nominative singular | a thought |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
The phrases
avāktvān (अवाक्त्वान्) is avāktva (अवाक्त्व). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vaktiḥ (वक्तिः) is vakta (वक्त). It stands as nominative singular.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. amanas-tvān (अमनस्-त्वान्) is a compound: without a mind, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. matiḥ (मतिः) is a thought. It stands as nominative singular. kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
amanas-tvān (अमनस्-त्वान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avāktvān (अवाक्त्वान्) and vaktiḥ (वक्तिः).