14.5
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.5
न चेत् स्वप्ने कथं पश्येत् स्मरतो वाकृतिः कुतः
na cet svapne kathaṃ paśyet smarato vākṛtiḥ kutaḥ
The line
If you say that not, then in dream, how, paśyet (पश्येत्), smarata (स्मरत), a compound: or, and made, done, from where, how.
नेपालीमा
यदि होइन भने स्वप्नमा कसरी देखोस्। सम्झनेको आकृति कहाँबाट होस्।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति). Dream and memory. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + cet (चेत्) + svapne (स्वप्ने) + kathaṃ (कथं) + paśyet (पश्येत्) + smarato (स्मरतो) + vā-kṛtiḥ (वा-कृतिः) + kutaḥ (कुतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| svapne (स्वप्ने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | dream |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| paśyet (पश्येत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| smarato (स्मरतो) | nominative singular, masculine | smarata (स्मरत) |
| vā-kṛtiḥ (वा-कृतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: or, and made, done. Read it from the end |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. svapne (स्वप्ने) is dream. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
paśyet (पश्येत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. smarato (स्मरतो) is smarata (स्मरत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā-kṛtiḥ (वा-कृतिः) is a compound: or, and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-kṛtiḥ (वा-कृतिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svapne (स्वप्ने) and paśyet (पश्येत्).