14.11
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.11
स चेद् ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्टो यतेतातः परं कथम्
sa ced brahmavidātmeṣṭo yatetātaḥ paraṃ katham
The line
If you say that he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, then brahmavidātmeṣṭa (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्ट), yatetāta (यतेतात), the highest, only, how.
नेपालीमा
यदि ऊ ब्रह्मन् जान्नेले चाहेको आत्मन् हो भने, अब परमको लागि कसरी प्रयास गरोस्।
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: sa (स) + ced (चेद्) + brahmavidātmeṣṭo (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्टो) + yatetātaḥ (यतेतातः) + paraṃ (परं) + katham (कथम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| brahmavidātmeṣṭo (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्टो) | nominative singular, masculine | brahmavidātmeṣṭa (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्ट) |
| yatetātaḥ (यतेतातः) | nominative singular, masculine | yatetāta (यतेतात) |
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. brahmavidātmeṣṭo (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्टो) is brahmavidātmeṣṭa (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्ट). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
yatetātaḥ (यतेतातः) is yatetāta (यतेतात). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. paraṃ (परं) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
brahmavidātmeṣṭo (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्टो) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and brahmavidātmeṣṭo (ब्रह्मविदात्मेष्टो).