13.21
Upadeśasāhasrī / 13. Acakṣuṣṭva (अचक्षुष्ट्व) / 13.21
तेनाप्यस्मि विनाभूतं ब्रह्मैवाहं तथाद्वयम्
tenāpy asmi vinābhūtaṃ brahmaivāhaṃ tathādvayam
The line
By means of by that, also, even. api before a vowel, I am, a compound: without, and an element, brahmaivāha (ब्रह्मैवाह), a compound: so, and without a second.
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले पनि म भूत बिनाको हुँ। म ब्रह्मन् नै हुँ, र त्यसरी दोस्रो छैन।
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: tena (तेन) + apy (अप्य्) + asmi (अस्मि) + vinā-bhūtaṃ (विना-भूतं) + brahmaivāhaṃ (ब्रह्मैवाहं) + tathā-advayam (तथा-अद्वयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| asmi (अस्मि) | present, third person singular | I am |
| vinā-bhūtaṃ (विना-भूतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: without, and an element. Read it from the end |
| brahmaivāhaṃ (ब्रह्मैवाहं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | brahmaivāha (ब्रह्मैवाह) |
| tathā-advayam (तथा-अद्वयम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: so, and without a second. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tena (तेन) is by that. It stands as instrumental singular. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tenāpy (तेनाप्य्). asmi (अस्मि) is I am. It stands as present, third person singular.
vinā-bhūtaṃ (विना-भूतं) is a compound: without, and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. brahmaivāhaṃ (ब्रह्मैवाहं) is brahmaivāha (ब्रह्मैवाह). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tathā-advayam (तथा-अद्वयम्) is a compound: so, and without a second. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-advayam (तथा-अद्वयम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tenāpy (तेनाप्य्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tena (तेन) and apy (अप्य्).