13.26
Upadeśasāhasrī / 13. Acakṣuṣṭva (अचक्षुष्ट्व) / 13.26
यदैवं वेद तत्त्वार्थमन्यथा ह्यात्महा भवेत्
yadaivaṃ veda tattvārtham anyathā hy ātmahā bhavet
The line
When thus, the Veda, a compound: a reality, what is so, and a thing, a meaning, anyatha (अन्यथ). ātmaha (आत्मह), would be.
नेपालीमा
जब यसरी तत्त्वको अर्थ जान्छ, नत्र आत्मन् मार्ने हुनेछ।
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: yadā (यदा) + evaṃ (एवं) + veda (वेद) + tattva-artham (तत्त्व-अर्थम्) + anyathā (अन्यथा) + hy (ह्य्) + ātmahā (आत्महा) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| veda (वेद) | the stem, as the line writes it | the Veda |
| tattva-artham (तत्त्व-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a reality, what is so, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| anyathā (अन्यथा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anyatha (अन्यथ) |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| ātmahā (आत्महा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | ātmaha (आत्मह) |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
yadā (यदा) is when. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as yadaivaṃ (यदैवं). veda (वेद) is the Veda. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. tattva-artham (तत्त्व-अर्थम्) is a compound: a reality, what is so, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
anyathā (अन्यथा) is anyatha (अन्यथ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ātmahā (आत्महा) is ātmaha (आत्मह). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tattva-artham (तत्त्व-अर्थम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yadaivaṃ (यदैवं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yadā (यदा) and veda (वेद).